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, TIME is a

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in DEC

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, DOS,

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and a number of other

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s that is used to display and set the current

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.MS-DOS and Windows command line time command
/ref> It is included in command-line interpreters ( shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT.

Implementations

The command is also available in the

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VERSAdos,

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iRMX 86, PC-MOS, SpartaDOS X,

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, SymbOS, and DexOS operating systems as well as in the EFI shell. On

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, the command is available in versions 1 and later. In

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, the date command displays and sets both the time and date, in a similar manner.

Syntax

The

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differs depending on the specific platform and implementation:

DOS

TIME ime

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

TIME h-mm-ss N Note: /N means no prompt for TIME.

Windows (CMD.EXE)

TIME time When this command is called from the command line or a batch script, it will display the time and wait for the user to type a new time and press RETURN. Pressing RETURN without entering a new time will keep the current system time. The parameter '/T' will bypass asking the user to reset the time. The '/T' parameter is supported in

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and later and only if Command Extensions are enabled.

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

TIME T h[:mm[:ss">mm[:ss">h[:mm[:ss[AM "> PM /T: (display only) hh: The hour (0–23). mm: The minute (0–59). ss: The second (0–59), set to 0 if omitted.

Examples

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

*Display the current system time: [C:\]TIME Current time is: 3:25 PM Enter the new time:

Windows (CMD.EXE)

*To set the computer clock to 3:42 P.M., either of the following commands can be used: C:\>TIME 15:42 C:\>TIME 3:42P

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

*Display the current system time: C:\SYS\SHELL\4DOS>TIME /T 19:30:42

References

External links

time , Microsoft Docs
{{Windows commands Computer real-time clocks Internal DOS commands MSX-DOS commands OS/2 commands ReactOS commands Windows commands Microcomputer software Windows administration

Implementations

Syntax

DOS

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

Windows (CMD.EXE)

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

Examples

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

Windows (CMD.EXE)

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

See also

References

Further reading

External links