Command: uptime
Report the amount of time the computer has been running.
This is the Free & Open DOS Utility by
M.Aitchison@phys.canterbury.ac.nz, Version 7.02a
Syntax:
UPTIME [options]
Options:
/B Brief
/D Day of start only
/L[:fn] List to printer (or filename)
/S System uptime (if under dosemu)
/T Time of start only
/U:x Units:[Days|Hours|Min|S|Ticks]
Comments:
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
UPTIME Specify default options, e.g. SET UPTIME=/Verbosity=16
CLASS1=Error, CLASS2=Warn, _ANSI=NO, COMPATIBILITY=OpenDOS, LFN=NO
EXPLANATiON:
This command shows how long the system has been up and running. The
default format is similar to (but not exactly the same as) the Unix
command of the same name, e.g.:
11:12am up 2 hours, since 30-SEP-1997 9:22:12, 2 OpenDOS tasks
| | | | |
time now | date of boot | if Taskmgr is running
running for boot time
(units automatic)
For more information see:
https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/unix/uptime/-/tree/master/HELP?ref_type=heads
UPTIME is not part of the actual FREEDOS distribution.
Examples:
uptime shows (for example):
1:16pm up 1 hours, since 27-SEP-2023 12:56:11
uptime /b shows:
1 hours
uptime /d shows:
27-SEP-2023
uptime /u:hours shows:
1:21pm up 0.4 hours, since 27-SEP-2023 12:56:11
See also:
environment variables
uptime(c) (another uptime program)
Copyright © 1997 Mark Aitchison, help version 2023 W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.