Linux command to get time in milliseconds

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  • date +"%T.%N" returns the current time with nanoseconds.

    06:46:41.431857000

  • date +"%T.%6N" returns the current time with nanoseconds rounded to the first 6 digits, which is microseconds.

    06:47:07.183172

  • date +"%T.%3N" returns the current time with nanoseconds rounded to the first 3 digits, which is milliseconds.

    06:47:42.773

In general, every field of the date command’s format can be given an optional field width.

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