<p>You can show the compile date and time during bootup by changing the constant STRING_SPLASH_LINE2 in Configuration.h:</p>

<pre><code>#define STRING_SPLASH_LINE2 __DATE__ " " __TIME__
</code></pre>

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2019-09-18T00:21:11.023Z
From Sanity Check: STRING_SPLASH_LINE[12] are now obsolete. Please remove them from Configuration.h.
user77232
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2019-09-19T13:00:55.100Z
Apparantly, the possibility to change the text was removed ([Invariant Marlin bootscreen, #15057](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/pull/15057)), so this only works for versions prior to August 28.
Ives
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2019-09-19T18:40:28.033Z
So I guess I'll have to write the functionality myself and hope that Marlin adopts it.
user77232
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2019-09-20T19:30:57.783Z
Seeing as they deliberately removed this functionality, I don't thinks that's going to happen.
If I'm reading the [source code](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/blob/3ac76f048973e1ecb5ea6f2c50eb5990bbd6a5b9/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/ultralcd_HD44780.cpp#L470) correctly, there should be a `STRING_SPLASH_LINE3` that is printed at boot time. Haven't tried it though.
Ives
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2019-09-20T22:07:17.307Z
Yes, I saw something like that to. But I also saw the comment about it being deprecated. Ah well, at least its the "correct" answer.
user77232
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2019-11-04T16:18:35.383Z
apparently the data and build are printed durning the board startup sequence.  that said, i added the below line to my **Configuration.h** `#define CUSTOM_MACHINE_NAME "ipatchs cr10s pro, marlin build "  __DATE__ " " __TIME__`
ipatch
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2019-09-17T21:04:23.810Z
2019-09-17T21:04:23.810Z
Ives
<p>Is there a command to show the compile date and time of the Marlin 2.0 firmware? Also, is there a way to show this info at boot up?</p>

<marlin>
Show Build date and time in Marlin 2.0
user77232
# Show Build date and time in Marlin 2.0

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-23)

Is there a command to show the compile date and time of the Marlin 2.0 firmware? Also, is there a way to show this info at boot up?

**Tags:** marlin


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-09-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You can show the compile date and time during bootup by changing the constant STRING\_SPLASH\_LINE2 in Configuration.h:

```
#define STRING_SPLASH_LINE2 __DATE__ " " __TIME__

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: From Sanity Check: STRING_SPLASH_LINE[12] are now obsolete. Please remove them from Configuration.h.  
> **username_1**: Apparantly, the possibility to change the text was removed ([Invariant Marlin bootscreen, #15057](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/pull/15057)), so this only works for versions prior to August 28.  
> **username_0**: So I guess I'll have to write the functionality myself and hope that Marlin adopts it.  
> **username_1**: Seeing as they deliberately removed this functionality, I don't thinks that's going to happen. If I'm reading the [source code](https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/blob/3ac76f048973e1ecb5ea6f2c50eb5990bbd6a5b9/Marlin/src/lcd/HD44780/ultralcd_HD44780.cpp#L470) correctly, there should be a `STRING_SPLASH_LINE3` that is printed at boot time. Haven't tried it though.  
> **username_0**: Yes, I saw something like that to. But I also saw the comment about it being deprecated. Ah well, at least its the "correct" answer.  
> **username_2**: apparently the data and build are printed durning the board startup sequence.  that said, i added the below line to my **Configuration.h** `#define CUSTOM_MACHINE_NAME "ipatchs cr10s pro, marlin build "  __DATE__ " " __TIME__`  

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