[NTLUG:Discuss] tar file with date?

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On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:07 AM, m m <llliiilll at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> for some reason, it just don't work t me:
>
> see what I have tried:
>
> [root at P ~]# tar -cf zz+`date_%y%m%d`.tar install.log.syslog
> bash: date_%y%m%d: command not found
> [root at P ~]# tar -cf zz+`date+%y%m%d`.tar install.log.syslog
> bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
> [root at P~]# tar -cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog
> bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
> install.log.syslog
> [root at P ~]# tar cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog
> bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
> install.log.syslog
> [root at P~]# tar cvf zz+$(date+'%y%m%d').tar install.log.syslog
> bash: date+%y%m%d: command not found
> install.log.syslog
>
>
> Help and Thanks.
>
>
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>> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:58:40 -0500
>> From: brog45 at gmail.com
>> To: discuss at ntlug.org
>> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] tar file with date?
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:39 AM, m m  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I am trying back the while directory with tar.
>>> I want to have current date append to the backed up file name.
>>> Google result is
>>>
>>> tar cvf backup_`date +%d%m%y`.tar
>>>
>>> however, it just don't work on my box.
>>
>>
>>
>> This works:
>> tar cvf backup_$(date +'%d%m%y').tar
>>
>> But I recommend the following because it alphabetizes in chronological
>> order:
>> tar cvf backup_$(date +'%Y%m%d').tar
>>
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