DATE

Displays the date and prompts you to change the date if necessary.          

MS-DOS records the current date for each file you create or change; this
date is listed next to the filename in the directory.

Syntax

    DATE [mm-dd-yy]

Parameter

mm-dd-yy
    Sets the date you specify. Values for day, month, and year must be
    separated by periods (.), hyphens (-), or slash marks (/). The date
    format depends on the COUNTRY setting you are using in your CONFIG.SYS
    file. The following list shows the valid values for the month, day, and
    year portions of the mm-dd-yy parameter.

    mm    1 through 12

    dd    1 through 31

    yy    80 through 99    or    1980 through 2099

Related Command

For information about changing the current time, see the <TIME> command.