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Old 02-13-2006
Power using date in a variable name
Hi,
Another nubie to Unix programming.
I am using the Korne shell.
I am trying to use the system date as a name in a tar file. Here is the code to explain.

TODAY= date +%m%d%y
echo $TODAY ### it echo's 021606 which is fine

tar -cvf "$TODAY".tar *.std*

I think you get the idea.

What I get back is a file named .tar

I tried all kinds of configurations in the tar line and I can't get it to work.

It will not put in todays date for the name

I am looking for a file name 021606.tar

Am I way off or what.

Thanks, for the help in advance.

Phil
# 2  
Old 02-13-2006
hmm, i tried exactly what you did, and I dont see any issue at all
does your tar command have any spaces or something in between?
is your stty erase set properly, i feel may be you typed backspace somewhere in your command
what is the shell you are using, not that it would matter, but what is it btw.
# 3  
Old 02-13-2006
use backticks with the date command...

for example...

TODAY=`date +%m%d%y`

that should make a little difference. Smilie
# 4  
Old 02-13-2006
hmm that is not the case, coz ppopper says that the echo $TODAY shows fine, which means he has assigned today properly
# 5  
Old 02-13-2006
Did it work when you tried my script?

I am using the ksh shell

Thanks

Phil
# 6  
Old 02-13-2006
When I use back ticks I get a response from echo 021306 not found
# 7  
Old 02-13-2006
is your stty erase set properly? I do not know what that is or how to check if it is set properly.

Thanks,

Phil
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