Change of date format

svenkatareddy · #1 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008

I want to chnage the date format from the file format like below to

WT;T15D;0000007208;;20080401;3;0;0;3;;B;ZZZZZZ;
WT;T25D;0000007208;;20080401;6;0;0;6;;B;ZZZZZZ;
WT;T5D;0000007208;;20080401;123;0;0;123;;B;ZZZZZZ;

to

WT;T15D;0000007208;;04/01/200804;3;0;0;3;;B;ZZZZZZ;
WT;T25D;0000007208;;04/01/2008;6;0;0;6;;B;ZZZZZZ;
WT;T5D;0000007208;;04/01/2008;123;0;0;123;;B;ZZZZZZ;

Give give me a command for this.

rikxik · #2 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008

Give you a command ? I didn't know this is a shop for commands. Show us what have you done till now.

nua7 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008

How about

Code:

man date

Please try to explore different options on date.

Hope this helps!

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