date

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Synopsis

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

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

Return value

Keywords

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-date(-d)
Returns the current date. Format is YYYY/MM/DD
-format(-f)	string
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 Keyword Becomes 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
-shortDate(-sd)
Returns the current date. Format is MM/DD
-shortTime(-st)
Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm
-time(-t)
Returns the current time. Format is hh:mm:ss

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.

MEL 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//