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Linux : Date command

  • 27-07-2006 03:20PM
    #1
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Linus noob here. I have to use one at work but until last month I had never even turned a linux machine on :)

    I had a script run by crontab each evening to send a file to a client by cft (like ftp). The name of the file changes daily absed on the date.

    I've worked out that
    CFTDATE=D`date +\%d\%m\%y`

    assigns 260706 to the variable CFTDATE which is just perfect.

    What I need now is a way to easily come up with yesterdays date.

    Any ideas?



    EDIT: I've found the --date (1 day ago) command which does return yesterdays date but not in the form I need i.e. %d%m%y


Comments

  • #2
    Yook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭Yook


    This should work for ya:

    'date --date=yesterday +\%d\%m\%y'


  • #3
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Yook wrote:
    This should work for ya:

    'date --date=yesterday +\%d\%m\%y'

    That's just beautiful !

    Now I can leave early and go watch Superman Returns :)


    Cheers !


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