How to get the date for next week friday or any other day of the week via the command line in Linux?

Question: How to get the date for next week friday or any other day of the week via the command line in Linux?

Answer: 

1. Open a new Terminal Window
2. Type in the following command

   date -d fri

   
   Description:
   
   • date = print or set the system date and time
   • -d = display time described by STRING, not `now'
   • Replace fri with any day of the week you prefer.
3. This will output something similar as below

   Fri Aug  6 00:00:00 SAST 2010

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