create file with parameter 1

[specv]

Hi,
I have a script file that receive a parameters, the name of the file I want to create :

test.sh | date "+TEMPLATE_%Y%m%d"

In test.sh I want to create the file :

touch $1

But it not work.

Someone have idea?

Thanks

 

[mi294r3]

if your script contains

touch $1

from the command line

test.sh TEMPLATE_`date "+%Y%m%d"`

OR

test.sh TEMPLATE_$(date "+%Y%m%d&quot

should create a file TEMPLATE_20030702

JRjr

 

[gizmicek]

The pipe | is used to pass output from first command as an input to the another command, so:

test.sh | date "+TEMPLATE_%Y%m%d"

means that shell will execute the test.sh command and then will pass the stdout of test.sh as an stdin for date command. If you want to pass arguments, don't use pipe and do it as mi294r3 wrote.