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bash-3.00$ CURRENT_DATE='date + %Y%m%d' don't use ' use `

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$ CURRENT_DATE=`date + %Y%m%d`
$ echo "$CURRENT_DATE"

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Thanks!

oh ho..
use this....

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CURRENT_DATE=`date "+%Y%m%d"`
echo "$CURRENT_DATE"

Excellent it works!

I've modified the whole script, but I'm not getting the final result.

bash-3.00$ CURRENT_DATE=`date "+%Y%m%d"`
bash-3.00$ echo "$CURRENT_DATE"
20080822
bash-3.00$ OLD1=`date "+%d"`
bash-3.00$ OLD2=`expr $OLD1 - 1`
bash-3.00$ OLD_ONE=`date "+%Y%m"`$OLD2
bash-3.00$ echo"$OLD_DATE"

bash-3.00$

Is possible to ouput the shortname version of the month? Like Jan, Feb, Aug.

Thanks!

echo `date +"%b"`

I've tried the code below, but I not getting anything. Please help!

CURRENT_DATE=`date "+%m%d%Y"`
echo "$CURRENT_DATE"
OLD1=`date "+%d"`
OLD2=`expr $OLD1 - 1`
OLD_ONE=`date "+%Y%d"`
echo"$OLD_ONE"

rm -rf *.xls
chmod 777 file_file_file_OLD_ONE.csv
awk -f csc2xls < file_file_file__OLD_ONE.csv > file_file_file_OLD_ONE.xls
chmod 777 file_file_file_OLD_ONE.xls

Problem solved! Thanks for all your help!

How would I export the excel version into a Windows env for further processing?


CURRENT_DATE=`date "+%b%d"`
echo "$CURRENT_DATE"
OLD1=`date "+%b"`
OLD2=`expr "$OLD1 - 1"`
OLD_ONE=`date "+%b%Y"`$OLD2
echo"$OLD_DATE"


CURRENT_DATE=`date "+%b%d%Y"`
echo "$CURRENT_DATE"
OLD1=`date "+%d"`
OLD2=`expr $OLD1 - 1`
OLD_ONE=`date "+%b"`$OLD2
echo "$OLD_ONE"
rm -rf *.xls
chmod 777 file_file_perf_$OLD_ONE.csv
awk -f csc2xls < file_file_perf_$OLD_ONE.csv > file_file_perf_$OLD_ONE.xls
chmod 777 file_file_perf_$OLD_ONE.xls