[NTLUG:Discuss] tar file with date?

[m m]

for some reason, it just don't work t me:

see what I have tried:

[root at P ~]# tar -cf zz+`date_%y%m%d`.tar install.log.syslog 
bash: date_%y%m%d: command not found
[root at P ~]# tar -cf zz+`date+%y%m%d`.tar install.log.syslog 
bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
[root at P~]# tar -cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog 
bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
install.log.syslog
[root at P ~]# tar cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog 
bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
install.log.syslog
[root at P~]# tar cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog 
bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
install.log.syslog


Help and Thanks.


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> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:58:40 -0500
> From: brog45 at gmail.com
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] tar file with date?
> 
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:39 AM, m m  wrote:
> 
>>
>> I am trying back the while directory with tar.
>> I want to have current date append to the backed up file name.
>> Google result is
>>
>> tar cvf backup_`date +%d%m%y`.tar
>>
>> however, it just don't work on my box.
> 
> 
> 
> This works:
> tar cvf backup_$(date +'%d%m%y').tar
> 
> But I recommend the following because it alphabetizes in chronological
> order:
> tar cvf backup_$(date +'%Y%m%d').tar
> 
> /* Brian Rogers, professional geek, coffee achiever */
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