Get-CurrentDateTime

SYNOPSIS

Returns the current date and time in a specified format.

SYNTAX

__AllParameterSets

Get-CurrentDateTime [[-Format] <string>] [[-CustomFormat] <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES

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DESCRIPTION

Returns the current date and time formatted according to the specified format string. Supports common format presets or custom format strings.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-CurrentDateTime

Returns the current date and time in the default format (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss).

EXAMPLE 2

Get-CurrentDateTime -Format 'Short'

Returns the current date in short date format.

EXAMPLE 3

Get-CurrentDateTime -Format 'Custom' -CustomFormat 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy'

Returns the current date in a custom format like "Monday, January 20, 2026".

PARAMETERS

-CustomFormat

Custom format string when Format is set to 'Custom'.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Format

The format preset to use for the date and time output.

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: Default
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.String

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