get yesterday's date?

fedora · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006

Hello, using date, we can easily get today's date

$ date +%y-%m-%d
06-12-08

is it possible for me to get yesterday's date using 'date', if not, is there any quick and easy way to do that?

Thanks!

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2006

Oh come on! Not another one! Can you please check the FAQ? Check datecalc. It does what you want.

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