PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Format for Short Date

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the culture-specific format for a short date.

 How can I use Windows PowerShell to display the format of a short date that is specific to the culture settings
           of my system?

 Use the Get-Culture cmdlet and select the DateTimeFormat and ShortDatePattern properties:

(Get-Culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern