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Windows XP and DOS - Output the Date in a Batch File

SUMMARY: Two options for outputting the current date in a DOS batch file running underneath Windows XP.

Here are two ways to output the current date in a DOS batch file under Windows XP.

Use the DATE command with the "/t" parameter:

C:\>date /t

Windows XP comes built-in with a %date% environment variable.

C:\>echo %date%