how to return the date with only the day in it in r

To return the date with only the day in R, you can use the format() function along with the %d format specifier. Here are the steps to accomplish this:

  1. First, you need to have a date object or variable in R. This can be a string in a specific date format or a date object created using functions like Sys.Date() or as.Date(). For example, let's create a date object using the current system date:
date <- Sys.Date()
  1. Next, you can use the format() function to format the date according to your desired output. The format() function takes two arguments: the date object and a format string. In this case, we will use the %d format specifier to extract only the day from the date. 
formatted_date <- format(date, "%d")
  1. Finally, you can print or use the formatted_date variable to access the date with only the day. For example, to print the date, you can use the print() or cat() functions:
print(formatted_date)

This will output the date with only the day.

Here's the complete code:

date <- Sys.Date()
formatted_date <- format(date, "%d")
print(formatted_date)

This code will return the current date with only the day.