Previous month date command

[Oktay Tasdemir]

Hi,

Is there a way of returning the previous months date without writing a complex script. For example if we are currently in July I would like to return the value of 06 (being June). I have looked at the date command but could not find anything suitable to my needs.
Could anyone please assist.

Many thanks
oktay

[Bruno Vidal · Accepted solution]

Hi

do like this:
X=$((`date +%m` -1))
if [ $X -eq 0 ]; then X=12; fi
echo $X

Cheers.

[Bruno Vidal]

Hi

do like this:
X=$((`date +%m` -1))
if [ $X -eq 0 ]; then X=12; fi
echo $X

Cheers.

[Bruno Vidal]

Oups, sorry, a bit to hard on the "submit"...

[Oktay Tasdemir]

Your a gem.

Thankyou