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Old 06-08-2015
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Hi,

I have a log file that records date time stamp in this format <Jun 7, 2015 12:56:54 PM EDT>.

The date command give me the date in this format Mon Jun 8 08:40:58 EDT 2015

If the difference in the timestamp in the logfile & the current System datetime stamp is less than 15 mins then i would like to consider the record in the file else ignore it. I am writing a script to automate this.

Can you help me find a solution ?
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Old 06-08-2015
Hello shifahim,

I have a few to questions pose in response first:-
  • Is this homework/assignment? There are specific forums for these.
  • What have you tried so far?
  • What output/errors do you get?
  • What OS and version are you using?
  • What are your preferred tools? (C, shell, perl, awk, etc.)
  • What logical process have you considered? (to help steer us to follow what you are trying to achieve)
Most importantly, What have you tried so far?

There are probably many ways to achieve most tasks, so giving us an idea of your style and thoughts will help us guide you to an answer most suitable to you so you can adjust it to suit your needs in future.


We're all here to learn and getting the relevant information will help us all.



Robin
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# 3  
Old 06-08-2015
Show us your attempts so far. Did you consider the citations/links at the bottom of this page?
Did you consider modifying the date output format?
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Old 06-08-2015
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Originally Posted by RudiC
Show us your attempts so far. Did you consider the citations/links at the bottom of this page?
Did you consider modifying the date output format?
Hey folks I worked out another way of helping myself so i do not need to figure this out .. Thank you for your attention !!
# 5  
Old 06-08-2015
Would you be polite and share it for anyone else has a similar problem and finds this thread?



Thanks, in advance,
Robin
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