What will be the output of the following command? echo $(date %M) > date.txt

The correct answer is D. The current time (Minutes) will be written in the date.txt file. The date command with the %M specifier prints the current time (Minutes). Since the output is redirected towards the date.txt file, the current time (Minutes) will be printed in the date.txt file.

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AThe current time (Month) will be written in the date.txt file.
BIt will create a variable $(date %M).
CIt will print a string "date %M".
DThe current time (Minutes) will be written in the date.txt file.

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The date command with the %M specifier prints the current time (Minutes). Since the output is redirected towards the date.txt file, the current time (Minutes) will be printed in the date.txt file.

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#bash scripting#date command#command substitution#shell output redirection

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