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Examples of Date In Shell Script
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date_examples.sh
# backup_060403.tar.gz
tar -czf backup_$(date +%y%m%d).tar.gz
# test_20110519-150054.jpg
mv example.jpg test_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).jpg
# test_1305835327.jpg (timestamp)
mv example.jpg test_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).jpg
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