bash_logging.sh

# pass message
log() {
    now=$(date "+%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S")
    echo "[$now] $1"
}

# pass command description
log_status() {
  exitval=$?
  if [ $exitval -eq 0 ]; then
    log "$1 succeded"
  else
    log "$1 failed, exit value $exitval"
  fi
}