[SOLVED] LInux Script to add date to a filename?

your_shadow03 · 10-19-2009, 11:29 PM

I have a Backup script named shift.tar.gz created everyday under /repos/delta directory at 4:30 evening time. I want to save this as shift-10Jun2009.tar.gz under /repos/gamma/ directory automatically.what script I need to write?

jhwilliams · 10-19-2009, 11:34 PM

Add a line:

Code:

TARNAME=shift-`date "+%d%b%Y"`.tar.gz

Wherever your script reference shift.tar.gz, replace that phrase with $TARNAME

your_shadow03 · 10-19-2009, 11:36 PM

That did the trick.
Thanks