_strdate - Copy Current Date

Syntax

#include <time.h>
char *_strdate(char *date);

strdate stores the current date as a string in the buffer pointed to by date in the following format:
```
   mm/dd/yy
```
The two digits mm represent the month, the digits dd represent the day of the month, and the digits yy represent the year. For example, the string 10/08/91 represents October 8, 1991. The buffer must be at least 9 bytes.
Note: The time and date functions begin at 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time, January 1, 1970.

strdate returns a pointer to the buffer containing the date string. There is no error return.

This example prints the current date.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main(void)
{
   char buffer[9];

   printf("The current date is %s \n", _strdate(buffer));
   return 0;

   /****************************************************************************
      The output should be similar to:

      The current date is 01/02/95
   ****************************************************************************/
}

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