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- QDATE (OS/2) - 1.00
- Documentation
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- Copyright 1992-1993, Thomas G. Harold, All Rights Reserved.
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- QDATE [-filename] [+"format"]
- -filename - Appends output to a file.
- +"format" - Format string for time values.
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- QDATE is part of the QUTIL2 utilities package and may not be
- distributed seperately.
- QDATE works much like the *nix "date" command with the
- addition of the ability to redirect its output to a file. Some
- codes may not work exactly like the *nix "date" command's do,
- and the character '!' is used instead of '%'.
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- I. Installation:
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- Copy the qdate.exe file to a directory in your PATH statement.
- The TZ environment variable should also be set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- so that QDATE knows how your local time compares to Greenwich
- Mean Time. The TZ string consists of a 3 letter time zone name
- followed by an integer defining the difference in hours between
- Greenwich Mean Time and your local time. Although this will not
- have an effect on the reported time, it will correct what the "!Z"
- format command prints.
-
- Some examples are:
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- set TZ=EST5 - Eastern Standard Time Zone
- set TZ=EST5EDT - Eastern Daylight Savings Time Zone
- set TZ=CST6 - Central Standard Time Zone
- set TZ=CST6CDT - Central Daylight Savings Time Zone
- set TZ=MST7 - Mountain Standard Time Zone
- set TZ=MST7MDT - Mountain Daylight Savings Time Zone
- set TZ=PST8 - Pacific Standard Time Zone
- set TZ=PST8PDT - Pacific Daylight Savings Time Zone
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- II. Usage:
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- QDATE defaults to printing the current date and time in the
- following format:
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- Mon Oct 19 03:22:04 EDT 1992
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- Other formats may be specified by using the +"format"
- argument. For example:
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- QDATE +"!y!m!d Shutdown"
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- 921019 Shutdown
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- QDATE +"!a !b !d !H:!M:!S !Z !Y"
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- Mon Oct 19 03:22:04 EDT 1992
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- A full list of the format commands may be obtained by entering
- the command:
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- QDATE -?
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- History:
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- 1.00 Oct 1992
- Original version.
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- 1.00 Apr 1993
- Original OS/2 port.
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