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how to set environment variable to current date, epoch format? - mattkime - 10-22-2009
i'm writing a script which will be triggered each time a file is dropped into a folder. I'd like the script to set an environment variable to the current date/time in epoch format.
export timeElapsed=123456767
will save the var
date +%s
will provide a time value in integer format.
how to combine the two lines?
Re: how to set environment variable to current date, epoch format? - Seacrest - 10-22-2009
surround the date command in ``, I think.
Re: how to set environment variable to current date, epoch format? - Seacrest - 10-22-2009
export myTime=`date +%s`;
echo $myTime;