Re: [newbie] Creating a directory

That didn't work for me. I did figure it out by doing: [EMAIL PROTECTED] todd]$ datedir=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`; [EMAIL PROTECTED] todd]$ echo tomcat$datedir tomcat20030718215657 You are using the backticks (the shift+tilde) and not the single quote? Using bash? Works here, too. (on my

Re: [newbie] Creating a directory

On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 22:59:53 -0700 Eric Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That didn't work for me. I did figure it out by doing: [EMAIL PROTECTED] todd]$ datedir=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`; [EMAIL PROTECTED] todd]$ echo tomcat$datedir tomcat20030718215657 You are using the backticks (the

[newbie] Creating a directory

I am trying to create a directory with a datetime stamp as part of the directory name. This is for backup purposes so I know when a directory is backed up. This is what I am trying to do on the commandline: datedir= date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S mkdir /tomcat$datedir But, all I get is /tomcat. I do a

Re: [newbie] Creating a directory

On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 11:43:05AM -0600, Troy Davidson wrote: I am trying to create a directory with a datetime stamp as part of the directory name. This is for backup purposes so I know when a directory is backed up. This is what I am trying to do on the commandline: datedir= date

Re: [newbie] Creating a directory

That didn't work for me. I did figure it out by doing: datedir=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S) echo $datedir 20030717161622 Thanks for the help though. Troy Davidson Linux User #311107 ++ Follow the adventures of a real life computer and gaming nerd!