TIME (command)

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

In computing, TIME is a command in DOS, OS/2, Microsoft Windows[1] and ReactOS that is used to display and set the current system time of the operating system. It is included in command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, CMD.EXE, 4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT.

The command is also available in the DEC RT-11 operating system and in the EFI shell.[2] 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 [time]

OS/2 (CMD.EXE)

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

MMR

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. The parameter '/T' will bypass asking the user to reset the time.

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)

  • 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Microsoft TechNet Time article
  2. ↑ "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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