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# 8  
Old 02-07-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yakuzan
How can I write a command right after an echo. It`s not working:

echo "Date : " `date + %d`

Am I writing it wrong?

Use printf:

Code:
printf "Date : "
date +%d

# 9  
Old 02-07-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by cfajohnson
Use printf:

Code:
printf "Date : "
date +%d

I've never heard of printf, thanks a lot. Il read the man associated with it.

Edit: I just found out that you can also write echo "Date : " $(date +%d-%m)
Last edited by Yakuzan; 02-07-2009 at 02:58 PM..
# 10  
Old 02-07-2009
also this works as well:

Code:
echo "Date : `date +%d`"

Note the backtick command "inside" the double quotes for the echo command and NO space between the "+" and the format string (+%d).
# 11  
Old 02-08-2009
Hey, is their a command that directly displays the current directory?

I'm not talking about pwd.

I want the underlined part of let's say this pwd:

$HOME/bin/workfile1

See, I don't want the whole path, just the last part.

I though I could maybe pipe pwd with a few options but it's not going too great on my side.
# 12  
Old 02-08-2009
Code:
echo "${PWD##*/}"

# 13  
Old 02-09-2009
also:

Code:
basename `pwd`

or

Code:
basename ${PWD}

Many ways to skin a cat in *nix
# 14  
Old 02-09-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by ddreggors
also:

Code:
basename `pwd`


Two exernal commands where none is needed.
Quote:

or

Code:
basename ${PWD}


An exernal command where none is needed.
Quote:

Many ways to skin a cat in *nix

But some are far more efficient than others.
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