If you’ve ever needed to convert a time value — like 01:30:00 or a DateTime — into total seconds in PowerShell, you know it’s one of those tasks that sounds simple but can trip you up if you don’t know the right approach. I’ve been through that confusion myself. In this tutorial, I’m going to walk you through five … Read more
If you’ve ever needed to find files modified after a certain date, delete old backup files, or clean up temporary folders based on when files were last changed, you’re in the right place. Today, I’m going to show you exactly how to use PowerShell to check if a file’s LastWriteTime is greater than (or less … Read more
Have you ever needed to pull dates out of log files, email subjects, filenames, or messy text data? Maybe you’re parsing server logs to find when errors occurred, or you need to extract invoice dates from a pile of documents. Finding and extracting dates from strings is one of those tasks that seems simple until … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to use the PowerShell Get-Date -UFormat with some useful examples. The -UFormat parameter provides Unix-style formatting capabilities that help customize date and time output. PowerShell Get-Date -UFormat The -UFormat parameter in PowerShell’s Get-Date cmdlet allows you to format dates using Unix-style format specifiers. This approach gives you granular … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to get month names using PowerShell’s Get-Date cmdlet. We will see different methods with examples. Method 1: Using Get-Date with Format Strings The most straightforward way to get month names in PowerShell is using the Get-Date cmdlet with format strings. This method is particularly useful when you want … Read more
When working with PowerShell, I recently got a requirement to calculate the difference between two dates in minutes. In this tutorial, you’ll learn — step by step — how to get the difference between two dates in minutes using PowerShell. I will show you from the basics to advanced use cases with examples. Date and … Read more
Are you working with the Get-Date PowerShell cmdlet? I will show you how to work with the AddDays(0) method in PowerShell. In this tutorial, we’ll explore everything you need to know about using (Get-Date).AddDays(0) with various examples. Understanding Get-Date in PowerShell The Get-Date cmdlet returns a DateTime object that represents the current date and time … Read more
Working with PowerShell for over a decade, I’ve often needed to combine text with dates and times—especially for file naming, logging, and automation tasks. If you’ve ever wanted to add today’s date to a report filename or include a timestamp in your logs, you’re in the right place. In this tutorial, I’ll show you several … Read more
In this tutorial, I will explain how to create a folder with the current date as the name using PowerShell. This can be very useful for organizing files and automating folder creation based on dates. We will see several examples in PowerShell demonstrating different ways to accomplish this. As an IT professional in the USA, … Read more
One of my team members was working on some files in PowerShell, and they had to add the current date to the file name. I suggested a few methods. In this tutorial, I will explain how to add the date to a filename using PowerShell with examples. To add a date to a filename during … Read more
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