Hi guys,

Need help from someone who is expert in commandline scripting.

I want to create an automated script copy a file from <source> to <target_date>. Where the target have the target name and date included into the filename.

Example,

cp filename /home/username/target_110106

The problem is, I don't know how to include that date into the filename in the script. I know how to retrieve that date in ddmmyy format (using date command) but how to include it into the cp command in the script?

Appreciate some help. Thanks in advance.

Try it like this:
That gives the date in day, month, year order. Swith %e and %m around if you need it in month, day, year instead.

done, thanks for the help!!