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Date:      Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:36:50 -0400
From:      "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@umbc.edu>
To:        Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   touching a file with todays date
Message-ID:  <Pine.SGI.4.31L.02.0204171034560.10093171-100000@irix2.gl.umbc.edu>

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Does anyone know how to create a file using the date of the particular
day?

For example,


touch "`date +%D'"

one would think that this woul create a file called 04/17/02


However this does not work.


Any suggestions?



Thanks




G. Jason Middleton



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