Displays current time, date, and timezone information.
- Kind:
info_provider - Binary:
xfetch-plugin-timezone - Dependencies:
date(required),timedatectl(optional)
Configuration
{
"info_plugins": [{ "plugin": "timezone" }],
"modules": ["plugin:timezone"]
}
Arguments
| Field | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
format | No | %Z %z | date format string for timezone display |
The format arg is ignored on Windows (no GNU date); Linux and macOS only.
Output
| State | Output |
|---|---|
| Normal | Wednesday, 23 July 2026 14:30 / America/New York (EST -05:00) |
| Not detected | Timezone: unknown |
Timezone is detected from /etc/timezone > /etc/localtime symlink > timedatectl.