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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Creating a file with the date in it Post 2344 by n9ninchd on Tuesday 8th of May 2001 07:32:11 PM
Old 05-08-2001
Java
I would like to create an archive of backup files
In doing so I would like to be able to create a file basically called

filname.`date`.arch

With each try I get something completly different - so how do I get just say zip the entire directory >

filename.may092001.arch

Any ideas - I really botched that one - I need to know how to get all the other characters outta the date command and then use it as a variable to make the filename.
 

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REARJ(1)							   Arj Software 							  REARJ(1)

NAME

       rearj - Converts other archive formats to .arj files

SYNOPSIS

       rearj [options] <!listfile(s)|filespec(s)|wildname(s)>

DESCRIPTION

       The rearj command can repackage other archive formats to arj.

OPTIONS

       -+     Ignore REARJ_SW variable.

       -a[suffix]
	      Convert archives within archives ("*" for all formats).

       -bcommand
	      Execute command before extracting files.

       -ccommand
	      Execute command on extracted files before counting them.

       -d     Delete original archives.

       -e     No error switch.

       -f     Convert diskette archives.

       -g     Skip creation of output archive.

       -i[name]
	      Check integrity of rearj program.

       -j     Skip if output archive size is larger than the original.

       -k     Skip archive timestamping.

       -l[name]
	      Write append log file (default name is rearj.log).

       -m[date]
	      Select archives before date in YYMMDDHHMMSS format.

       -n[date]
	      Select archives on or after date in YYMMDDHHMMSS format.

       -o     Allow overwrite of existing target archive.

       -p     Ignore long filenames under Windows 95.

       -q     Query for each archive to convert.

       -r     Recurse through subdirectories.

       -s     Skip verify of file count and total size.

       -tsuffix
	      Create suffix type archives.

       -u[bak]
	      Allow update of archive with backup (default is BAK).

       -v     Execute configured command on extracted files.

       -wdir  Assign work directory.

       -x[!]file
	      Exclude by filename, wildname, or listfile.

       -y[text]
	      Delete output archive and write text to log (testing mode).

       -z     Simulate operation.

ENVIRONMENT

       REARJ_SW If set, its value will be used as command line options.

EXIT STATUS

       0      Success.

       1      File not found.

       2      File is not a configured archive type.

       3      Target archive already exists.

       4      Not enough disk space.

       5      User skipped or user did not select update option.

       6      UNPACK command error.

       7      PACK command error.

       8      Target cannot support directories.

       9      Wrong file count.

       10     Wrong total size.

       11     Internal archive REARJ error.

       12     Rename archive error.

       13     Invoked -v command error (found a virus?).

       14     Output archive is larger.

EXAMPLE

       rearj * -r -d
	      Convert all archives to ARJ format, searching all subdirectories, deleting original archives.

SEE ALSO

       arj(1).

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was	written  by Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org> in pod format, then converted by Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> to
       nroff format.

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