Batch File - Format Date Time

Following are the commands to generate data-time according to your need


Get Current Date

echo %date%

Fri 04/05/2013

Get Current Year

echo %date:~10,4%

2013

Get Current Month

echo %date:~4,2%

04

Get Current Day

echo %date:~7,2%

05

Get Date in "dd-mm-yyyy" Format

echo %date:~7,2%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~10,4%

05-04-2013

Get Current Time

echo %time%

21:41:42.28

Get Current Hour

echo %time:~0,2%

21

Get Current Minute

echo %time:~3,2%

22

Get Current Seconds

echo %time:~6,2%

30

Get DateTime in "dd-mm-yyyy-hh-mm-ss" Format

echo %date:~7,2%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~10,4%-%time:~0,2%-%time:~3,2%-%time:~6,2%

05-04-2013-21-26-12

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How To : Blank Line in Batch File or Script.

Problem : How to create or echo a blank line in batch file or script?
Solution : Just add
a period ('.') after the echo command without any space.

As shown above, "echo." will print a blank line for you.

Njoy !!!

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[UPDATE]
However in bash version >4
echo. will fail
echo will work

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