Trying to make a directory with mkdir using the date command.

Altheastronut · 08-30-2005, 05:26 PM

Is it possible to create a directory using the date command? mkdir date of course does not work, I've been trying various things but I'm out of ideas, I don't know many commands so I had a limited about of ideas.

homey · 08-30-2005, 05:38 PM

Try this

Code:

mkdir `date '+%m%d%y'`

Altheastronut · 08-30-2005, 05:48 PM

Awesome, yeah it worked thanks, I was close, but you nailed it.

homey · 08-30-2005, 05:51 PM

Glad to help!

bshipman2k · 06-09-2009, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homey

Try this

Code:

mkdir `date '+%m%d%y'`

Is there any way to have this make a directory with yesterdays date? I tried mkdir `date '+%m%d-1%y'` but of course that doesn't work...

colucix · 06-09-2009, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bshipman2k

Is there any way to have this make a directory with yesterdays date? I tried mkdir `date '+%m%d-1%y'` but of course that doesn't work...

You can use the -d option to specify a date other than the current date:

Code:

mkdir $(date -d yesterday +%Y%m%d)

you can also specify a certain day and add or subtract hours, days, months and so on, for example:

Code:

$ date -d "3 days ago"  # subtract three days from today
$ date -d "20090311 4 days"  # add 4 days to 11-Mar-2009

All this is explained in

Code:

$ info date