07-27-2012
date command, loop/recursive
is it possible to use output of one date command as input of another?
I would like to know the date of Monday two weeks ago. so, the idea is that one date command subtracts two weeks, and the other finds the Monday.
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rdate(1M) System Administration Commands rdate(1M)
NAME
rdate - set system date from a remote host
SYNOPSIS
rdate hostname
DESCRIPTION
rdate sets the local date and time from the hostname given as an argument. You must have the authorization solaris.system.date on the local
system. Typically, rdate is used in a startup script.
The inetd daemon responds to rdate requests. To enable inetd response, the lines invoking the time command in inetd.conf must not be com-
mented out.
USAGE
The rdate command is IPv6-enabled. See ip6(7P).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWrcmdc |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
inetd(1M), inetd.conf(4), attributes(5), ip6(7P)
SunOS 5.10 15 Feb 2001 rdate(1M)