Script for last working day of the month

[Alex Grigore]

Hi guys,

Could you guide me into creating a script that will verify if the current day is the last working day of the month - and if yes, then do some other command.

I use a platform with HP-UX 11i.

Thank you in advance,
Alex.

[Mel Burslan]

for any kind of date calculation, you can use Clay's date hammer, which can be obtained from:

http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/caljd-2.23.sh

and give it a test run. You may need to do some additional testing on the output like how many more days in this month and if this is the last friday or incorporate a company holiday calendar into it etc. Everyone's need is different but this script is always a very good starting point.

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

First download the attached script caljd.sh.
By last working day of the month, I assume you mean if tomorrow skipping past weekends is a new month then today is the last working day of the month.

#!/usr/bin/sh

if [[ $(caljd.sh -M -n 1 -x 6 -x 0) -ne $(caljd.sh -M) ]]
then
echo "Last working day of the month; do your thing"
else
exit 0
fi

Now, if you will bring your /etc/acct/holidays file up to date, it's even smart enough to know about them and your command becomes:
#!/usr/bin/sh

if [[ $(caljd.sh -M -n 1 -x 6 -x 0 -h) -ne $(caljd.sh -M) ]]
then
echo "Last working day of the month; do your thing"
else
exit 0
fi

Invoke as caljd.sh -u for full usage and many examples.

[Alex Grigore]

Thanks Clay, Mel for your answers.

As I'm kind of new to this "scripting stage" it will take me a while to understand your script Clay :)

Anyway, it's a good thing I have whom to learn from.


Thanks again,
Alex.

[Alex Grigore]

Closing the thread.