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Subject: RE: Gotta Date?
Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 15:08:30 -0700
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This is the second time the wrong ticks got me.
I feel so dense. I kept trying the other two and
it never occured to me to try the right one (for
the second time now). I need a new brain, the one that
actually retains information.

Thanks a bunch to everyone, beavis can now be
preserved in history :-).

Rudy

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>From: 	Shaun Finn[SMTP:sfinn@thecore.com]
>Sent: 	Friday, May 09, 1997 1:06 PM
>To: 	Julian S. Hing
>Cc: 	Rudy Gireyev; questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: 	Re: Gotta Date?
>
>
>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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