Robert Goshko wrote:
> I have a line from one of my shell scripts to load the current date and
> time into a variable:
>
> $curdttm = 'echo $blank |date +%Y%m%d-%H%M'
>
> I have used this on both AIX and HP-UX and it has worked great.
>
> Doesn't do diddly on my Linux box but set the $curdttm variable to a
> value of $'echo $blank |date +%Y%m%d-%H%M'.
>
> I know someone out there will have another way to do this.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Why the echo '$blank |' ???
just the 'date +%Y%m%d-%H%M should work.
Also to answer your question, you want the backwards single quote(`)
not the forwards one(') if you want the commands in the quotes to be
replaced by the output of those commands.
-Kyle
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