# timedatectl
> Control the system time and date
- To check the current system clock time
`timedatectl`
- To set the local time of the system clock directly
`timedatectl set-time {{"yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss"}}`
- To list available timezones
`timedatectl list-timezones`
- To change timezones
`timedatectl set-timezone {{timezone}}`