How to Calculate the difference between two dates?


 
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Old 11-21-2012
How to Calculate the difference between two dates?

I want the difference between two following date using scripts in terms of no.of days. How I can accomplish this.
Code:
lastdate=Tue Nov 13 10:30:56 2012
currdate=Wed Dec 15 15:58:21 PAKST 2012

Ouput should be like this:
Code:
Your Password will expire after =  32 Days on  Wed Dec 15 15:58:21 PAKST 2012


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Last edited by vbe; 11-21-2012 at 08:36 AM..
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Old 11-21-2012
Hi,

You can use below code in your script.
Code:
start=$SECONDS;sleep 5; end=$SECONDS;echo Difference:$((end-start))

Difference:5

Regards,
Goksel Yangin
Computer Engineer

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Last edited by vbe; 11-21-2012 at 08:35 AM..
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