Date

date is a linux command returning the present date and time. In a dos box, current date and time are stored in environment variables.

Linux

> date
> Thu May 17 13:52:35 WEST 2007

> date +%G%m%d
> 20070517

> date +%k:%M:%S
> 13:56:27

DOS

$ echo %DATE%
$ 17-05-2007

$ echo %TIME%
$ 13:58:38,33

External References

• DOS environment variables