Get-Time Cmdlet
Parameters Output Objects Configuration Settings
The Get-Time component provides the current (GMT) time from an Internet Time Server.
Syntax
Get-Time [parameters]
Remarks
This cmdlet implements a standard Time Protocol client as specified in RFC 868.
The cmdlet obtains the system time of the Time Server provided in the Server parameter. If the Set switch is set, the cmdlet synchronizes your system time with that of the Time Server.
The cmdlets support pipeline input for some of their parameters. Prebuilding an object and piping it to the cmdlet is very useful, but should be used with caution to prevent security conflicts. Steps have been taken to decrease the risk of a possibly accidental pipe to the cmdlet, for instance, the Credential parameter cannot be piped to the cmdlet and must be specified manually.
# Find the time get-time -server timeserver # Synchronize get-time -server timeserver -set
Parameter List
The following is the full list of the parameters of the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| LogFile | The location of a file to which debug information is written. |
| Config | Specifies one or more configuration settings. |
| LocalIP | The IP address of the local interface to use. |
| LogFile | The location of a file to which debug information is written. |
| Port | The TCP port in the remote host to which to connect. |
| Protocol | The protocol used by the component. |
| Server | The server from which the time is to be requested. |
| Set | A flag that indicates whether or not the local time should be set. |
| Timeout | The maximum time allowed for the operation. |
Output Objects
The following is the full list of the output objects returned by the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Configuration Settings
The following is a list of configuration settings for the cmdlet with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| CaptureIPPacketInfo | Used to capture the packet information. |
| DestinationAddress | Used to get the destination address from the packet information. |
| DontFragment | Used to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| LocalPort | The port in the local host where the component binds. |
| MaxPacketSize | The maximum length of the packets that can be received. |
| QOSDSCPValue | Used to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional). |
| QOSTrafficType | Used to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional). |
| ShareLocalPort | If set to True, allows more than one instance of the component to be active on the same local port. |
| UseConnection | Determines whether to use a connected socket. |
| UseIPv6 | Whether or not to use IPv6. |
| AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
| FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
| InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
| OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
| BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
| CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
| LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
| UseInternalSecurityAPI | Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |