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Old 07-08-2009
compare dats in the shell script.
grep "HP_nv6005ud" mail_log.log | awk '{print $2}' >raju.log
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
grep "$testdate" raju.log
if [ "$ydate == $testdate" ]


Hi in the above script $2 gives rge today date. and $ydate is yesterdays date.
not in the if condition i need to compare both the dates.

Please help me in this.

Thanks in advance
Raju
# 2  
Old 07-08-2009
whats the format of date??
# 3  
Old 07-08-2009
Hi,

if [ "$ydate == $testdate" ]

if you use like this you will get the output.

if [ "$ydate" = "$testdate" ]
# 4  
Old 07-09-2009
date format will be 07/09/2009

---------- Post updated at 01:40 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:37 AM ----------

i tried this its not working.
pleae tell me the other way
# 5  
Old 07-09-2009
A=07/09/2009
B=07/09/2009

if [ $A -eq $B ];then
echo "Hello\n";
fi
# 6  
Old 07-09-2009
Hi Thanks for your reply. now i am able to compare the dates.
But now i am trying to find the date less than one date. how to achive that.

Thanks in advance
# 7  
Old 07-09-2009
Do you want to find the previous date?
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