January 21st, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Format for Short Date

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the culture-specific format for a short date.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the format of a short date that is specific to the culture settings
           of my system?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Culture cmdlet and select the DateTimeFormat and ShortDatePattern properties:

(Get-Culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern

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Scripting
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dates and timesPowerTipScripting Guy!scripting techniquesWindows PowerShell

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