Generate file name with current date

schneidz · 06-04-2015, 02:32 PM

^ your not explaining what you are trying to accomplish or the errors you are receiving very well (copy-paste of the command as well as the output would be helpful for us to help you troubleshoot).

this will create an empty file with todays date in month-day-year as the name:

Code:

[schneidz@hyper fixit]$ touch `date +%m-%d-%Y`.txt
[schneidz@hyper fixit]$ ll
total 0
-rw-rw-r--. 1 schneidz schneidz 0 Jun  4 15:32 06-04-2015.txt
[schneidz@hyper fixit]$ file 06-04-2015.txt 
06-04-2015.txt: empty

this forums software is removing the first % for some reason. i fixed it by editing the post and adding %% between + and m.

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 02:51 PM

Thanks a lot.

Comment near the end shows what your script is used for.

Quote:

#!/bin/bash
#
# MUCH HELP FROM SCHNEIDZ AND MICHAELK
#
# Linux Puppy 5.9.3
# BACKUP SCRIPT FOR PUPPY 5.9.3
clear
touch -am /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files/TOSHIBA_SDB1
touch -am /mnt/sdb5/TOSHIBA_SDB5
touch -am /mnt/sdb1/TOSHIBA_SDB1
touch -am PUPPY_SLACKO_5.9.3_SDA5
cd /
touch -am PUPPY_SLACKO_5.9.3_SDA5
cd mnt/sda2
touch -am /mnt/sda2/Linux_Mint_SDA2
touch -am /mnt/sda1/Windows_XP_Partition
#
cd /root/.mozilla/seamonkey/agi9ixk5.default/
cp -f bookmarks.html /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files/
#
cd /root/Scripts
#
zip -u Puppy_5.9.3_Bash_Scripts.zip *.sh
# CREATE FILE THAT SHOWS WHEN BACKUP WAS DONE
rm 20*.txt
sleep 3
touch `date +F_T`.txt
cp Puppy_5.9.3_Bash_Scripts.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
#
cd /root/Icons
zip -u Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Icons.zip *.png
cp Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Icons.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
#
cd /
cd /usr/share/backgrounds
zip -u Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Backgrounds.zip
cp Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Backgrounds.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
#
cd /root/Documents
zip -u Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Documents.zip *.txt *.doc *.rtf *.html *.htm *.png
cd /root/.mozilla/seamonkey/agi9ixk5.default/
cp bookmarks.html /root/Documents
cd /root/Documents
zip -u Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Documents.zip bookmarks.html
cp Puppy_5.9.3_Linux_Documents.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
#
cd /root/.config/Thunar/
zip -u Thunar_Settings.zip uca.xml
cp Thunar_Settings.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
#
cd /root/Linux_Manuals_and_Helpful_Items/
zip -u Linux_Manuals.zip *.*
cp Linux_Manuals.zip /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
# CREATE FILE THAT SHOWS WHEN BACKUP WAS DONE
cd /mnt/sdb1/Linux_Files
# remove any old 'markers'
# sleep delay needed so new marker file shows at the top of thunar
rm 20*.txt
sleep 3
touch `date +%m-%d-%Y`.txt
gxmessage -timeout 2 BACKUP FROM PUPPY 5.9.3 TO TOSHIBA DRIVE COMPLETE.
#

Fixit7 · 06-04-2015, 08:41 PM

This is related, so I did not start a new thread.

When an older script generated 2015-06-04.txt files, it was easy to delete them
with rm 20*.txt.

My newest script generates files with names like 06-04-2015-20:35:21.txt.

I don't see any easy way to delete them.

Can I delete all filenames that start with 2 digits ?

pan64 · 06-05-2015, 02:41 AM

rm 06*.txt
rm *-2015-*.txt
also (delete all filenames that start with 2 digits):
rm [0-9][0-9]*.txt

in more complicated cases you can use find -regex

Fixit7 · 06-05-2015, 09:26 AM

Thanks for the many ways.