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TWiki Variables » Search » Category: Date & Time

DATE -- signature format date

• Syntax: %DATE%
• Expands to: 2026-04-13
• Date format defined as {DefaultDateFormat} in configure, default $year-$mo-$day
• Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates for details.
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, SystemInformationVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME{"format"}, SERVERTIME (this topic)

DATETIME{"format"} -- date and time formatting and calculation

• Calculate date and time in the past or future, and format date and time. This variable is handled by the DateTimePlugin.
• Syntax: %DATETIME{"format"}%
• Examples:
  • %DATETIME{"$wday"}% returns the current weekday
  • %DATETIME{"$year-$mo-$day" incdays="-7"}% returns the date of a week ago
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, TablesAndSpreadsheetsVariables
• Related: CALC, GMTIME, DateTimePlugin (this topic)

DISPLAYTIME -- display date and time

• Syntax: %DISPLAYTIME%
• Expands to: 2026-04-13 - 14:56
• Date part of the format is displayed as defined by the {DefaultDateFormat} in configure, default $year-$mo-$day. The time is shown as hh:mm (24 hour clock)
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, SystemInformationVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME{"format"}, GMTIME, SERVERTIME (this topic)

DISPLAYTIME{"format"} -- formatted display time

• Formatted time - either GMT or Local server time, depending on {DisplayTimeValues} setting in configure, default $year-$mo-$day. Same format qualifiers as %GMTIME%
• Syntax: %DISPLAYTIME{"format"}%
• Supported variables: $seconds, $minutes, $hours, $day, $wday, $dow, $month, $mo, $year, $ye, $tz, $iso, $rcs, $http, $epoch
• Example: %DISPLAYTIME{"$hou:$min"}% expands to 14:56
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, SystemInformationVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME, SERVERTIME (this topic)

GMTIME -- GM time

• Syntax: %GMTIME%
• Expands to: 2026-04-13 - 14:56
• Date format defined as {DefaultDateFormat} in configure, default $year-$mo-$day
• Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates for details.
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME{"format"}, SERVERTIME (this topic)

GMTIME{"format"} -- formatted GM time

• Syntax: %GMTIME{"format"}%
• Supported variables:

  Variable:	Unit:	Example
  $seconds	seconds	59
  $minutes	minutes	59
  $hours	hours	23
  $day	day of month	31
  $wday	day of the Week (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)	Thu
  $dow	day of the week (Sun = 0)	2
  $week	number of week in year (ISO 8601)	34
  $month	short name of month	Dec
  $mo	2 digit month	12
  $year	4 digit year	1999
  $ye	2 digit year	99
  $tz	either "GMT" (if set to gmtime), or offset such as "-0700" (if set to servertime)	GMT
  $iso	ISO format timestamp	2026-04-13T14:56:25Z
  $rcs	RCS format timestamp	2026/04/13 14:56:25
  $http	E-mail & http format timestamp	Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:56:25 GMT
  $epoch	Number of seconds since 00:00 on 1st January, 1970	1776092185

• Variables can be shortened to 3 characters
• Example: %GMTIME{"$day $month, $year - $hour:$min:$sec"}% expands to 13 Apr, 2026 - 14:56:25
• Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates for details.
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME, REVINFO, SERVERTIME (this topic)

SERVERTIME -- server time

• Syntax: %SERVERTIME%
• Expands to: 2026-04-13 - 07:56
• Date format defined as {DefaultDateFormat} in configure, default $year-$mo-$day
• Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates for details.
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, SystemInformationVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME, SERVERTIME{"format"} (this topic)

SERVERTIME{"format"} -- formatted server time

• Same format qualifiers as %GMTIME%
• Syntax: %SERVERTIME{"format"}%
• Supported variables: $seconds, $minutes, $hours, $day, $wday, $dow, $month, $mo, $year, $ye, $tz, $iso, $rcs, $http, $epoch
• Example: %SERVERTIME{"$hou:$min"}% expands to 07:56
• Note: When used in a template topic, this variable will be expanded when the template is used to create a new topic. See TWikiTemplates for details.
• Category: DateAndTimeVariables, SystemInformationVariables
• Related: DISPLAYTIME, GMTIME, SERVERTIME (this topic)

Total: 8 variables

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