date - n 1

[Michael42]

Hello,

On a Solaris 8 systen from a Bourne shell script I need to set a variable value to the current date - 3.

I have been playing with the date command but I think I am making this too hard. I am not sure how to extract the date 3 days ago using it.

The format I need it in is: date '+%Y%m%d'
Example: 20060630

What is a simple way to get the value of date-3 in this format?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

Try:

date_3=`TZ=PST+72 date +%Y%m%d`

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[Michael42]

LKBrwnDBA,

This is great stuff. Thanks for posting!

This TZ mechinism, I cannot find it in man or other common sources. Can anyone recommend a source that describes there usage in more detail?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[mrn]

TZ is timezone

echo $TZ

mine is GMT0BST

try man -k tz

Mike

Unix *is* user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.

 

[PHV]

Perhaps man environ ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[mrn]

or man env

Mike

Unix *is* user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.