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# 1  
Old 08-15-2005
Add Date as part of file name
How can I add date in format yyyymmdd to my existing file name ?

For example my file name is test.dat then i want it to be test.datyyyymmdd
# 2  
Old 08-15-2005
Try this:

Code:
file=test.dat
mv $file ${file}`date +%Y%m%d`

or for multiple files in a directory (say with pattern *.dat)
Code:
cd /directory/where/files/are
for file in *.dat; do
mv $file ${file}`date +%Y%m%d`
done

# 3  
Old 09-05-2005
doesnt work
I tried but it didnt work
# 4  
Old 09-05-2005
Why didn't it work?

A reply like that does not help anyone.

What error messages / output were there (if any)? What were the filenames before and after executing the commands? Did you type the commands exactly as shown including correct quoting?

Help us to help you....

Cheers
ZB
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