How to pipe a filename that includes a date?


 
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Old 09-16-2013
How to pipe a filename that includes a date?

How do I pipe the output of something to a filename that includes the date, in a specific date format?

Here's the goal. Output a script to a file periodically during the day:
Code:
./script.sh >>logname_yyyy-mm-dd.log

And when the next day comes, it starts logging to a new filename because the date will be different.
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Old 09-16-2013
Code:
./script.sh >> "logname_"$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")".log"

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Old 09-16-2013
Code:
./script.sh >> logname_$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log

--ahamed
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