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datecp.sh
#!/bin/bash
# This will copy a file, appending the date and time
# to the end of the file name.
#
# http://c.myl.be/8BYj
date_formatted=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H.%M%S)
file_extension=`echo "$1"|awk -F . '{print $NF}'`
file_name=`basename $1 .$file_extension`
cp -iv $1 $file_name-$date_formatted.$file_extension
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