hii,

I have to create a directory under the same directory with the date +%a extension like this

BackupLocation=$BackupLocation/$BackupLocation$(date +%w)
but the problem is ---

if backuplocation is abc/dfg then accroding to the above statement it would be

abc/dfg/abc/dfg5

but i want it like this--

abc/dfg/dfg5

kindly give me some suggestions.

filename $(pwd)
in ksh will give you the name of the directory you are in, not the complete path. I believe that is what you want. Add whatever you want to that to make your new directory.

Hi,

you can do it without any function call by using the Pattern-matching operators (which are faster).

for instance:
me@host> BackupLocation='abc/dfg'
me@host> SubDir=${BackupLocation##*/}
me@host> echo ${SubDir}
dfg
me@host> BackupLocation=${BackupLocation}/${SubDir}$(date +%w)
me@host> echo ${BackupLocation}
abc/dfg/dfg5

(see 'KornShell/Pattern-matching Operators',
[Chapter 4] 4.3 String Operators)

Hope it helps,
Christophe

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I am creating these directories if they are not existing means run time i am doing that.

suppose i created a directory called--
abc/namsih
then the backup should go to
abc/namish/namish5

but in my case it is like that---
abc/namish/abc/namish5

Try the following i got the exact result that you were expecting.

newdir=`basename $BackupLocation`
BackupLocation=$BackupLocation/$newdir$(date +%w)

################################################
$ > BackupLocation=abc/namsih
$ > newdir=`basename $BackupLocation`
$ > BackupLocation=$BackupLocation/$newdir$(date +%w)
$ > echo $BackupLocation
abc/namsih/namsih5
$ >
################################################

Let me know in case of any concerns.

Thanks,
Karthikeyan.

Thanks guys for your support.
The problem is resolved now.