You want to first type "date --help|more" and read the options. The key is the format command. For example, to change a file named x to include the date at the end you could use: mv x x-'date +%y-%m-%d' or mv x x-'date +%D' The first example will give you a file that looks like x-2001-03-24. The second one will give a file that looks like x-03/24/01. Play around with the various options to get something you like. (The apostrophes are supposed to be back ticks. I am typing this on a keyboard that doesn't appear to let me enter a back tick. Shh. It's a Macintosh.) On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 04:41:42PM -0600, Simeon Johnston wrote: > I am trying to setup a cron job to move logfiles. Mostly just to change > the name. I would like to change the name so that it ends with the date > it was changed. How do I do this with a bash script? Is there a > predifined command? > > sim > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Jim Kaufman mailto:jmk at kaufman.eden-prairie.mn.us home: 952-934-4851 Eden Prairie, MN 55346 fax: 952-937-9832