Let’s start with the simplest scenario first. If all you want is the current date and time then simply call Get-Date without any additional parameters:
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Get-Date |
In return, you’ll get back something similar to this:
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Wed May 10 10:07:25 2014 |
Ah, but suppose you want only the date, not the date and the time? Then just use the -displayhint parameter and specify date:
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Get-Date -displayhint date |
Or, if you’d prefer just the time:
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Get-Date -displayhint time |
You can also use Get-Date to create a date-time object for any date/time. For example, this command creates a variable named $A that maps to 12:00 AM on May 1, 2006:
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$A = Get-Date 5/1/2006 |
What’s that? You need to map $A to 7:00 AM on May 1, 2015? Why not:
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$A = Get-Date "5/1/2015 7:00 AM" |
Get-Date also includes a number of methods for doing some handy-dandy date arithmetic:
- AddSeconds
- AddMinutes
- AddHours
- AddDays
- AddMonths
- AddYears
Need to know the date/time 137 minutes from now? This command will show you:
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(Get-Date).AddMinutes(137) |