[Powershell]: Get-Date and commonly used date format

Get-Date and commonly used date format in powershell

PS C:\Users\Administrator> get-date

Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:42:24 AM

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $today = get-date

PS C:\Users\Administrator> echo $today

Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:43:21 AM

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $todayshort = get-date -format yyMMdd

PS C:\Users\Administrator> echo $todayshort

150625

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $todaylong = get-date -format yyyyMMdd

PS C:\Users\Administrator> echo $todaylong

20150625

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