Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > month=$(date +%B) > mon=$(date +%b) > d_y_t=$(date '+/%d/%Y %T') > done=$(date +%s) You've got a horrible race condition in there just waiting to bite you. Try this instead: done=$(date +%s) month=$(date --date @$done +%B) mon=$(date --date @$done +%b) d_y_t=$(date --date @$done +'/%d/%Y %T') Chris