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From: Jim Reimer <wa5rrh@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: Adding data to file name
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:19:58 -0500
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To: Paul Kraus <pkraus@pelsupply.com>
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Paul Kraus wrote:
> I have script that calls smbtar. Then for the output file I want it to
> display the date.
> 
> smbtar ..... -t "/home/pdk/backup.MM.DD.YY"
> 
> Where mm.dd.yy is current month date and year.
> 
> Paul Kraus
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dt=`date +%m.%d.%y`
smbtar ..... -t /home/pdk/backup${dt}

ought to work.

-jdr-




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