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Date:      Fri, 9 May 1997 16:06:56 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Shaun Finn <sfinn@thecore.com>
To:        "Julian S. Hing" <blades1@ix.netcom.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG, RGireyev@bellind.com
Subject:   Re: Gotta Date?
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.95.970509160450.20937A-100000@guardian.thecore.com>
In-Reply-To: <199705091942.AA29428@interlock.amlawcorp.com>

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I think he was looking for something like this:

mv file file.`date '+%m%d%Y'`

works just fine in the tcsh


On Fri, 9 May 1997, Julian S. Hing wrote:
> For most shells, this should work.  
> "mv file file.new"
> -Julian Hing
> Blades1@ix.netcom.com   B^}
>  ----
> From: RGireyev@bellind.com
> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Date: Friday, May 09, 1997 3:32 PM
> Subject: Gotta Date?
> 
> >Hi!
> >
> >I am trying to rename a file by appending a curent
> >name to the end of it. For example if I have a file
> >called beavis I want to rename it to beavis.05091997
> >
> >Any ideas????
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >P.S. Lemme know which shell your suggestion is for
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------
> >Beavis and Butt-head Software Co Inc    | Fone  1-800-555-CHICKs
> >"Just press any key, dude!!!!"          | Phaks 1-800-555-BUTT
> >--------------------------------------------------
> > 
> 
> 

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