UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello
im trying to redirect the standard output into txt file but with combination of string
if I do :

date >! foo.txt
there is no problem and im getting the date into the foo.txt
but what should I do if I like to add string in the same command so the result will be in the txt : The date to now is : <the out put of the date command >

echo " The date to now is : " {date} >! foo.txt
don't work ...

Two ways of doing it

Code:

echo "The date to now is `date` " > date.txt

and

Code:

echo "The date to now is $(date) " > date.txt

For more details look at the Substitution section in man ksh and Command Substitution in man sh

vino

Third way that does not involve command substitution:

Code:

date "+The date now is %c" > date.txt