In response to Bill Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What am I doing wrough here: > > #!/bin/sh > $DAYN='/bin/date +%a' + "_master.sql" > mysqldump master > $DAYN
Those look to be single quotes and not backquotes. (backquote is the upper left key on most keyboards) > > Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > dayoftheweek=`date +%w` > > > > > > > > On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Bill Banks wrote: > > > >> I'm writing a backup script. I need to get the day of the week into > >> a variable. How can I do it? > >> > >> -- > >> ----------------------------------------------- > >> Bill Banks 508-829-2005 > >> Wachusett Programming Ourweb > >> http://www.ourweb.net > >> http://www.ourwebtemplates.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > Bill Banks 508-829-2005 > Wachusett Programming Ourweb > http://www.ourweb.net > http://www.ourwebtemplates.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"