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Old 05-08-2009
Question How to get a filename modified by attaching modified timestamp

Hi,

I want to modify a filename in AIX by attaching the last modified timestamp. I want the timestamp completely in numerical format (eg:200905081210. yr-2009, mnth - 05, date -08, hr - 12, mins - 10).

For example if the filename is a.log and it was modified on April 6th 2008 at 21.00. I should get the filename changed to a.log200804062100. Please advise ..

Thanks in advance!!!Smilie
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Old 05-08-2009
can anyone post a reply to this at the earliest.. I m struck here and not able to proceed with my coding without this..Smilie thanks in advance..
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Old 05-08-2009
what have you tried so far?
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Old 05-08-2009
I didn get any way to get the timestamp in numerical format...
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Old 05-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruks
I didn get any way to get the timestamp in numerical format...
Code:
date +%G%d%H%M%S
200908011027

Thanks
NT
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Old 05-08-2009
its the file's timestamp if i am not wrong, not the system time stamp.
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Old 05-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostdog74
its the file's timestamp if i am not wrong, not the system time stamp.
Hi Ghostdog,

Yes you are correct, Sorry for not reading the question properly.
My post will simply give the current time stamp in numeric format.

Thanks
NT
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