# How to change date format from Y/m/d to Y-m-d

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-date-format-from-y-m-d-to-y-m-d/209646>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [July 19, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-date-format-from-y-m-d-to-y-m-d/209646 "2011-07-19T15:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-date-format-from-y-m-d-to-y-m-d/209646/1 "2011-07-19T15:49:00Z")

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Hi all,

How to change date format from Y/m/d to Y-m-d in ruby?  
thanks

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**Author:** ![delta32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@delta32](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/delta32)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-change-date-format-from-y-m-d-to-y-m-d/209646/2 "2011-07-29T07:26:38Z")

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Date.today.strftime(’%Y-%m-%d’)

Esha