On 10/15/05, Gora Mohanty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Manish Popli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Error is ..when i run it manually
> > I din't get your mean about shell.........
>
> It is possible that the shell that the script is run
> under is not bash, but some other shell that handles
> variables differently.
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] cvs_bkp]# date=`date -I` mv
> > /home/manish/cvs_bkp/cvs_bkp.tar
> > /home/manish/cvs_bkp/cvs_bkp$date.tar
>
> No, try it on two lines, as it was in the script,
> i.e.,
> date=`date -I`
> mv /home/manish/cvs_bkp/cvs_bkp.tar
> /home/manish/cvs_bkp/cvs_bkp$date.tar
> Or, simply execute the script itself.
> No offence, but you would do well to get a book,
> or some document on shell scripts, and read it.
> This is quite basic stuff.
>
> Regards,
> Gora
Hi manish!
The rename by date works.
here is the script to test - it works and also shows you your shell.
Important : no blanks after date i.e. date=`
--------script to test ---------
#!/bin/bash
# Next line shows you your current shell
echo $SHELL
# Note : no blanks before or after = i.e date='
date=`date -I`
# test1 is a file in my home directory
mv ~/test1 ~/test1$date
# As Gora suggested ${date} better option
---------end of script----------
-gunz
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