Printing date in dd.mm.yyyy format in Windows Command Prompt

Printing the current date in dd.mm.yyyy format in Windows Command Prompt / CMD.

Code for .BAT file:

@ECHO OFF

FOR /F "TOKENS=1-6 DELIMS=/: " %%A IN ('ROBOCOPY "|" . /NJH ^| FIND ":"') DO  (
    SET "DAY=%%C" & SET "MONTH=%%B" & SET "YEAR=%%A"   
)

ECHO %DAY%.%MONTH%.%YEAR%

Links

1. How-to: Get the current Date - GetDate.cmd ss64.com/nt/syntax-getdate.html
2. stampme.cmd anyway to make it use 2 digit month and day and am/pm ss64.com/forum/getdate.html
3. How get data/time independent from localization dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4555&start=90#p43568

Operating systems

• Windows

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