DATE COMMAND

Purpose:  Allows to set or change the date. This date is written to a
          directory when a file is created or amended.

Syntax:   DATE [/Q[UIET]] [mm-dd-yy]|[dd-mm-yy]|[yy-mm-dd]

Parameters:

mm       - defines the month, ranges from 1 to 12.
dd       - defines the day of the week, ranges from 1 to 31.
yy       - defines a year, ranges 80 to 99 or from 1980 to 1999.
/Q[UIET] - doesn't prompt the user to input the date.

Notes:
1. If you use the DATE command without parameters, the following message
will be displayed:

   Current data is mm-dd-yy
   Enter new date ( mm-dd-yy ) :_

The date format (mm-dd-yy, dd-mm-yy, yy-mm-dd ) depends on the country.
The date format can be changed by creating the CONGIG.SYS file, that
contains the COUNTRY command.

2. The date, month and year may be separated by hyphen "-", point ".", slash
"/". For example, the date the first of May, 1991 may be presented
differently:

   5-1-91  or
   5.1.91  or
   5/1/91

3. If a new date has been correctly input, the system will move to
executing other commands. If the date is wrong, the following message will
be displayed:

     Invalid data
     Enter new date /mm-dd-yy/:_

4. The system displays the day of the week (for example, Mon) for your
information only. It is not possible to modify it.

5. You can change the date from your standard input device or from a batch
file. You can include the DATE command into the AUTOEXEC.BAT, and the system
will automatically display a prompt for the date, when it is started.

6. If the date remains unchanged, you should press the ENTER switch.

The input of a new date doesn't change the system time.

Examples:

1. To insert a new date, type:

     A:\>DATE

The screen will show:

     Current date is Tue 2-2-1993
     Enter new date: 3/24/93

2. To retrieve the current date, type:

     A:\>DATE /Q

     Current date is Tue 2-2-1993

3. It is possible to specify the date just briefly. The following command,
for instance, sets the 2-nd day of the current month and year.

      A:\>DATE 2

The same brief specifying may be used when the date is requested by the
system.