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get-date:tldr:9d1c5
get-date: Display the current date and time with a .NET format specifier.
$ Get-Date -Format "${yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}"
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The command "Get-Date" is a PowerShell cmdlet used to retrieve the current date and time on the system.
In this specific example, the command "Get-Date -Format" is used to format the output of the current date and time according to the provided format string.
The format string used is "${yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss}". Here's what each part of the format string represents:
- "yyyy": represents the four-digit year.
- "MM": represents the two-digit month.
- "dd": represents the two-digit day of the month.
- "HH": represents the two-digit hour in 24-hour format.
- "mm": represents the two-digit minute.
- "ss": represents the two-digit second.
By using this format string, the command will output the current date and time in the following format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS", where each component represents the corresponding value.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.