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Synopsis

date [-time toggle] [-shortTime toggle] [-date toggle] [-shortDate toggle] [-format string]

date is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable .

Returns information about current time and date. Use the predefined formats, or the -format flag to specify the output format.

Return value

String

Keywords

time, date

Flags

date, format, shortDate, shortTime, time

Long name (short name)[argument types]Properties
-time (-t) create
Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm:ss
-shortTime (-st) create
Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm
-date (-d) create
Returns the current date. Format is YYYY/MM/DD
-shortDate (-sd) create
Returns the current date. Format is MM/DD
-format (-f) stringcreate
Specifies a string defining how the date and time should be represented. All occurences of the keywords below will be replaced with the corresponding values: YYYYYYMMDDhhmmss
KeywordBecomes
Current year, using 4 digits
Last two digits of the current year
Current month, with leading 0 if necessary
Current day, with leading 0 if necessary
Current hour, with leading 0 if necessary
Current minute, with leading 0 if necessary
Current second, with leading 0 if necessary
Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can be used more than once in a command

Examples


// Get the current date and time
date;
// Result:2006/03/09 16:50:24//
// Get only the month and day
date -shortDate;
// Result:03/09//
// Get the date and time in a fancy format
date -format "year is YY (or YYYY), month is MM, day is DD. And it is now hh:mm:ss";
// Result:year is 06 (or 2006), month is 03, day is 09. And it is now 16:53:20//