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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  To  : Nick Stock <nstock@netstarnetworks.com>
  Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:35:17 +1030

Re: Date stamp

Nick Stock wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to use a shell script (via cron) to create a backup file
> every day and I would like the filename to contain the date.
> 
> Something along the lines of... backup-000221.tgz
> 
> How can I go about this?
> Does anyone know of any good examples on how to do this.
> My shell programming experience is limited.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nick
> RJ-45 of all trades.
> 
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#!/bin/bash
tar czf /backup-dir/backup_`date +%y%m%d`.tgz /data2save/*


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Jake Hawkes, B.Eng (CSE)

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