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date
date
Synopsis Display or modify the current date and time.
date [yyyymmddhhmm.ss]
Description Displays or modifies the current time and date. If you do not
specify any arguments, the current date and time are displayed.
If you specify arguments,
date
modifies the arguments that you
specify in the time-of-year (TOY) clock.
To modify the time, specify at least four digits, those that
represent the hour and minute (hhmm). Omitted fields are
not modified. When you set the date, the day of the week is
generated automatically.
Parameters
Parameter Description
[yyyymmddhhmm.ss] Specifies the date and time string
consisting of decimal pairs:
• yyyy (0000–9999) year
• mm (01–12) month
• dd (01–31) day
• hh (00–23) hour, required when
setting time
• mm (00–59) minute, required when
setting time
• ss (00–59) second
Console Commands 3–11