Howto echo or get file timestamp (date) in command (cmd) .bat script

By neokrates, written on October 30, 2010

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Print timestamp:

for %%a in (myfile.txt) do echo %%~ta

Get timestamp:

for %%a in (myfile.txt) do set myfiledate=%%~ta

To use the myfiledate inside the FOR loop you will probably need to enable delayed expansion (ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION), like:

@echo off
 
@SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 
for %%a in (myfile.txt) do (
  set myfiledate=%%~ta
  echo !myfiledate!
)

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