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 PS C:\Users\Administrator>