Bash variable to Curl

ethaniz3d · 08-10-2017, 05:16 PM

Code:

#!/bin/bash
set -xv
StartDate=$(date -d "2 days ago" +%m/%d/%Y)
EndDate=$(date -d  "6 days ago" +%m/%d/%Y)


curl  --data "StartDate=${StartDate}&EndDate=${EndDate}&xmlfile=xmlfile"

solved it. If i changed the %y to a %Y, it gave me the 4 digit year. Thank you very much for all your help!

michaelk · 08-10-2017, 05:29 PM

Look at the man pages for the date command. There is lots of info on its formatting options. If you still can't find the answer post back

astrogeek · 08-10-2017, 05:36 PM

Glad to hear that worked!

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pan64 · 08-11-2017, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethaniz3d

solved it. If i changed the %y to a %Y, it gave me the 4 digit year. Thank you very much for all your help!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ethaniz3d

StartDate=$(date -d "2 days ago" +%m/%d/%Y)
EndDate=$(date -d "6 days ago" +%m/%d/%Y)

Finally - probably not important at all - StartDate is now "coming" 4 days after your EndDate