Generate file name with current date

Fixit7 · 06-03-2015, 06:20 PM

Is there a way get this to generate a file with the current date as the filename itself ?

Code:

date "+DATE: %m/%d/%y%nTIME: %r"

Fixit7 · 06-03-2015, 06:57 PM

I have this. I just need it in month/day/year format.

Code:

touch `date +%F_%T`.txt

michaelk · 06-03-2015, 07:33 PM

I've always preferred file names that use the full date output i.e year month date because a directory listing is always in chronological order. Just swap what you have for the date in your OP with %F.

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 04:02 AM

Thanks, your change gives me

2015-06-04.txt

As an American, 06-04-2015 is easier for me to read.

Looks like D does not work ?

michaelk · 06-04-2015, 04:50 AM

You get used to it. I would not use "/" in a file name even thought it is a legal character.

date +m-%d-%Y

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 10:03 AM

It doesn't work.

I am happy with what I have now.

Some things are impossible. :-)

pan64 · 06-04-2015, 10:04 AM

that is not impossible, just a % was missed

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 10:09 AM

Just a small bug in date.

no big deal.

michaelk · 06-04-2015, 10:10 AM

What you have is my preferred method and IMHO what you should use but I did miss a % in front of the m.

touch $( date +%m-%d-%Y ).txt

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 12:49 PM

It did not work either.

Problem solved.

schneidz · 06-04-2015, 12:57 PM

naming files by year-month-day group-sorts things better.

michaelk · 06-04-2015, 01:12 PM

I agree. Just trying to show that it is possible and you can create a filename using any of the date formats. Just saying it doesn't work isn't helping.

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 01:21 PM

I have used the correct format and it just creates an empty file.

No one here has come up with something that works which is no big deal.

I assume that they have tested "date" on their systems before posting.
Could be wrong though. :-)

michaelk · 06-04-2015, 01:27 PM

The touch command changes timestamps but if the file does not exist it is created but yes it is empty. So this is normal. What do you want to accomplish?

echo hello > $( date +m-%d-%Y ).txt

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 02:14 PM

Your script generates

Quote:

m-04-2015.txt

It is very close, but the month is catewonkus.

While this one ->

Quote:

# echo hello > $( date m-d-Y ).txt
date: invalid date m-%d-%Y
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