What will be the output of the following command?

What will be the output of the following command? echo $(date %M) > date.txt

A.
It will print a string “date %M”.

B.
The current time (Month) will be written in the date.txt file.

C.
The current time (Minutes) will be written in the date.txt file.

D.
It will create a variable $(date %M).

Explanation:

The date command with the %M specifier prints the current time (Minutes). Since the output is

redirected towards the date.txt file, the current time (Minutes) will be printed in the date.txt file.