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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Operating systemRT-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
PlatformCross-platform
TypeCommand
LicensePC-MOS: GPL-3.0-only
ReactOS: GPL-2.0-only

Implementations

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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

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The syntax differs depending on the specific platform and implementation:

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

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

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

Note: /N means no prompt for TIME.

Windows (CMD.EXE)

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 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

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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

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OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

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

Windows (CMD.EXE)

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  • 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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "RT-11 HELP FILE". paleoferrosaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ "JaTomes Help - OS/2 Commands". www.jatomes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14.
  3. ^ Microsoft TechNet Time article
  4. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ Wolverton, Van (2003). Running MS-DOS Version 6.22 (20th Anniversary Edition), 6th Revised edition. Microsoft Press. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7.

Further reading

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