Re: Date-stamp in filename for a script

To: "Jay Barbee" <sysjyb@adm105.adm.louisville.edu>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Date-stamp in filename for a script
From: Mike Miller <miller5@uiuc.edu>
Date: 23 Jun 1998 14:46:24 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] t990mnkijz.fsf@uinpluxb.npl.uiuc.edu>
Reply-to: miller5@uiuc.edu
In-reply-to: "Jay Barbee"'s message of "Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:41:17 -500"
References: <[🔎] 199806231841.OAA17382@homer.louisville.edu>

>>>>> "Jay" == Jay Barbee <sysjyb@adm105.adm.louisville.edu> writes:

    > TIMESTAMP='date +backup%y%m%d.tar.gz'
    > tar czvf $TIMESTAMP 

Try reversing the quotes: TIMESTAMP=`date +backup%y%m%d.tar.gz`.
That will do the trick.

Mike


--  
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org

Reply to:

References:
- Date-stamp in filename for a script
  - From: "Jay Barbee" <sysjyb@adm105.adm.louisville.edu>

Prev by Date: Installing 95 & NT w/out frying Linux. [Important]
Next by Date: Re: Story: How Linux Could Kill Windows NT
Previous by thread: Date-stamp in filename for a script
Next by thread: RE: Date-stamp in filename for a script
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread