[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I set Date in Filename in Bash

[David Camm]

  date +'%m.%d.%y'

david camm
advanced web systems

Dennis wrote:
> Bash tuts show me the trick of getting date parts from date, thus:
> 
> MYDATE=`date +%b%d%y`
> echo "Datestring:" $MYDATE
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> I read man date, and see the various flags. I need to name directories
> like: 02.16.04, but the closest I see using date's flags is:
> 
> MYDATE=`date +%D` which give 02/16/04.
> 
> How do I change the '/' to '.'? 
> 
> TIA
> 
> /dennis
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