06-24-2005
I want the output within quotes
Hi
I want to store the output of this command within double quotes ?
How can i do that ?
nows=`date +%Y-%m-%e`
The output is 2005-06-24
I want the output as "2005-06-24".
I tried with few options but only in vain.
do let me know how to go about it ?
Thanks in advance.
cheers,
gops
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