date command
Can someone tell me what is wrong with this?
#!/bin/bash
time="`date "+%m/%d/%y/%H"`"
touch file"$time"
if I run it i get the following
touch: cannot touch `file11/01/11/22': No such file or directory
#!/bin/bash
time="`date "+%m/%d/%y/%H"`"
touch file"$time"
if I run it i get the following
touch: cannot touch `file11/01/11/22': No such file or directory
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change your /'s to -'s and it works, However, if you are trying to make nested directories based on the date, you'll need another approach.
It is not advisable to use / in file name since it is a separator for directories and sub directories and if possible at all to create a file with / in its name, then it will cause a lot of issues while trying to use the file with such file name. You may use other characters such as - or _ in file name
does the directory file11/01/11/ exist?
#!/bin/bash
time=`date "+%m/%d/%y/%H"` #make sure you have a directory with 11/02/11 - otherwise it will fail
mkdir -p $time
cd $time
touch fileASKER
many thanks
as you have it set, it gets the month, followed by the day, then the 2 digit year, and then is the hour, with it being on a 24 hour clock.
As you have it set, it is trying to naviate to ./file11/01/11/ and change the last modified timestamp of a file named 22 in your example. Remember using / like that says divides things up as if it is a directory.