TIME (command)

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The ReactOS time command
Operating system RT-11, VERSAdos, iRMX 86, MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, DR-DOS, PC-MOS, SpartaDOS X, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, ROM-DOS, SISNE plus, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS, SymbOS, DexOS
Platform Cross-platform
Type Command
License PC-MOS: GPL-3.0-only
ReactOS: GPL-2.0-only

In computing, TIME is a command in DEC RT-11, [1] DOS, IBM OS/2, [2] Microsoft Windows [3] and a number of other operating systems that is used to display and set the current system time. [4] It is included in command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM , cmd.exe , 4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT.

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Implementations

Description of the TIME command of RT-11SJ displayed on a VT100. RT-11 help.jpg
Description of the TIME command of RT-11SJ displayed on a VT100.

The command is also available in the Motorola VERSAdos, [5] Intel iRMX 86, [6] PC-MOS, [7] SpartaDOS X, [8] ReactOS, [9] SymbOS, and DexOS operating systems as well as in the EFI shell. [10] On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 1 and later. [11]

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

Syntax

The syntax differs depending on the specific platform and implementation:

DOS

TIME.COM (among other commands) in IBM PC DOS 1.0. IBM PC DOS 1.0 screenshot.png
TIME.COM (among other commands) in IBM PC DOS 1.0.
TIME [time] 

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

TIME [hh-mm-ss] [/N] 

Note: /N means no prompt for TIME.

Windows (CMD.EXE)

 TIME [/T | 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 Windows Vista and later and only if Command Extensions are enabled. [4]

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

TIME [/T] [hh[: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)

[C:\]TIME Current time is:  3:25 PM Enter the new time: 

Windows (CMD.EXE)

C:\>TIME 15:42 C:\>TIME 3:42P 

4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT

C:\SYS\SHELL\4DOS>TIME /T 19:30:42

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References

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  2. "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". www.jatomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
  3. Microsoft TechNet Time article
  4. 1 2 MS-DOS and Windows command line time command
  5. M68000 Family VERSAdos System Facilities Reference Manual
  6. iRMX™86 INTRODUCTION AND OPERATOR'S REFERENCE MANUAL For Release 6
  7. PC-MOS User Guide
  8. SpartaDOS X 4.48 User Guide
  9. "Reactos/Time.c at master · reactos/Reactos". GitHub . 19 February 2022.
  10. "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel . Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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