How to display yesterday Date in AIX


 
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Old 06-26-2012
How to display yesterday Date in AIX

Hi,

I need help to display the yesterday date in format mentioned below:
Code:
2012-06-26-PM

I tried this but it displays current date:
Code:
`date +%Y-%m-%d-%p`


Last edited by radoulov; 06-26-2012 at 04:07 PM.. Reason: title fixed
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Old 06-26-2012
# 3  
Old 06-26-2012
For linux (GNU date) Try.
Code:
date --date '1 day ago' +%Y-%m-%d-%p

# 4  
Old 06-26-2012
Try this:
Code:
date +%Y-%m-%d-%p -d yesterday

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Old 06-26-2012
I tried both but it gives me error:
Code:
date +%Y-%m-%d-%p -d yesterday
Error:date: 0551-402 Invalid character in date/time specification.
Usage: date [-u] [+"Field Descriptors"]

Code:
date --date '1 day ago' +%Y-%m-%d-%p
Error :date: Not a recognized flag: -
Usage: date [-u] [+"Field Descriptors"]


Last edited by radoulov; 06-26-2012 at 04:07 PM..
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Old 06-26-2012
What OS version are you on since the Linux date utility is very powerful and can display dates in many formats depending on the supplied options...
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Old 06-26-2012
Code:
AIX saturn 3 5 00044BB7D600


Last edited by methyl; 06-26-2012 at 07:47 PM..
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