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- DATE
- Displays or sets the system date
- See also <TIME> <AUTOEXEC.BAT>
-
- COMMAND TYPE: Internal VERSION: 2.0 and up
-
- USE: DATE [mm-dd-yy]
-
- If DATE is entered with no parameters, the current date will be
- displayed and you will be prompted to enter a new date. If the date
- is correct, press ENTER.
- If you wish, you may enter the date immediately after DATE in the
- format mm-dd-yy. The format used to display the date is a function of
- the country selected in the <COUNTRY> command in <CONFIG.SYS>. European
- formats will be dd-mm-yy. On input, you may use "-" or "/" as
- separators. This command also sets the hardware clock, if one is
- present in your computer (AT only)
- If there is no <AUTOEXEC.BAT> file, the commands DATE and <TIME> are executed
- automatically when the computer is booted.
-