Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:09:52 -0500 From: Bill Banks <office@ourweb.net> To: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: shell programming Message-ID: <4734A270.3090100@ourweb.net> In-Reply-To: <7EA6F842-7C0D-4EFC-BF4D-DD83B0524597@gmail.com> References: <47349D10.20709@ourweb.net> <7EA6F842-7C0D-4EFC-BF4D-DD83B0524597@gmail.com>
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thanks Eric Crist wrote: > On Nov 9, 2007, at 11:46 AM, 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? > > Well, it depends on what you're using. If you're using sh, see `man > date`. If you're using perl, it's quite complicated. > > In short, with sh, simply use the built-in date command: > > #!/bin/sh > weekday=`date "+%A" > > See also man 3 strftime > > > ----- > Eric F Crist > Secure Computing Networks > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- ----------------------------------------------- Bill Banks 508-829-2005 Wachusett Programming Ourweb http://www.ourweb.net http://www.ourwebtemplates.com
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