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# 1  
Old 06-14-2005
echo date

Hi,

How to display date using echo command.
I tried "echo date" , it prints "date" not actual date
only date command prints actual date.

Thanks
# 2  
Old 06-14-2005
Try this

Code:
echo `date`

` are the back-ticks found above the tab key

Vino
# 3  
Old 06-14-2005
Why bother doing

echo `date`

You may aswell just type
date

If you're doing something like
echo "The date is `date`" then fair enough, but I don't really see what you're trying to do....

Cheers
ZB
# 4  
Old 06-14-2005
Hi
Thanks for same. I am doing same as you mentioned
i, e "The date is `date`" .

Thank you
# 5  
Old 06-14-2005
You can specify a date format string with +

date "+The date is %c"
 
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