function date = get_date(void)
% GET_DATE: Return the current time.
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%
%    GENERAL
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%      date = get_date(void)
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%    INPUT/S
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%      -void:
%           Unused.
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%    OUTPUT/S
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%      -date:
%           The requested string
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%    PENDING WORK
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%      -
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%    KNOWN BUG/S
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%      -None.
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%    COMMENT/S
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%      -
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%    RELATED FUNCTION/S
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%      
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%    ABOUT
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%      -Created:     March 10th, 2004
%      -Last update: March 10th, 2004
%      -Revision:    0.0.1
%      -Author:      R. S. Schestowitz, University of Manchester
% ==============================================================

[dummy, date] = unix('date');
