diff --git a/bin/date b/bin/date
index 803a563f..e6d2c309 100755
--- a/bin/date
+++ b/bin/date
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
 if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
 	date
 	exit 0
+elif [ "$1" = "--short" ]; then
+	date +%Y-%m-%d
+	exit 0
 fi
 printf "\005Y-\005m-\005d "