#!/bin/bash
_DT=$(date +%Y:%m:%d:%H:%M:%S)
echo "// __ \$_DT: $_DT"
SavedIFS="$IFS"
IFS=":"
_dpvals_arr=( $_DT ) # date place values
echo "// __ total numbers: ${#_dpvals_arr[@]}"
for _dp in "${_dpvals_arr[@]}"
do
  echo "$_dp"
done
IFS="$SavedIFS"
~
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