Shell script "cp file file+date"

knockout_artist · 12-11-2007, 01:36 PM

Good Day,

I need to back up file with date added at then end of file name.

I was trying some thing like this

Code:

dt=date | awk '{print $2"-"$3"-"$6}'
echo hello
echo "$dt"
cp testdate testdate'-'$dt

Off course I could not get that done.

Thanks.

Disillusionist · 12-11-2007, 01:42 PM

Try:

Code:

l_date=`date +%d%b%Y`
cp -p testdate testdate-$l_date

or:

Code:

cp -p testdate testdate-$(date +%d%b%Y)

forrestt · 12-11-2007, 04:11 PM

Just a note:

I like using "date +%Y%m%d" as when you do an ls on the directory w/ a bunch of backup files it puts them in order w/ oldest first.

HTH

Forrest

LlNUX · 12-12-2007, 12:19 AM

more help:

linux date command
Simple backup script