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# 1  
Old 08-27-2014
Need command for date format
hi all,
i had a requirement in my script iam passing the parameter like (its not the system date iam passing as argument like it can be any date)
Code:
2014-08-25

but in my output file it should be
Code:
08/25/2014

please guide me

thanks in advance
hemanthsaikumar
# 2  
Old 08-27-2014
Code:
echo 2014-08-25 | awk -F '-' '{print $2, $3, $1}' OFS='/'

If you have this in a variable, say 'dt'
Code:
echo "${dt}" | awk -F '-' '{print $2, $3, $1}' OFS='/'

# 3  
Old 08-27-2014
Why not adapt the script to accept your output file format?
# 4  
Old 08-27-2014
hi ,
i did it by using the same awk command
its a predefined i cant change the format
Code:
14-08-25

can i get a output like
Code:
08/25/2014

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