08-28-2001
Except if you run it on the 1st, then 1-2 = -1. Oops.
A portable solution is to convert the current date to a julian value, subtract 2 and then convert back to a gregorian value. A script to convert to/from julian date is here:
http://droflet.net/julian.txt
Last edited by PxT; 08-28-2001 at 03:49 PM..
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SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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head.
OPTIONS
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-D dump high VALUE
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-c colors "COLORS"
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