TIMESTAMP

[Unix or Linux?]

Is there any function that will re-adjust a variables value. E.g. I have a variable such as:

TIMESTAMP=`/bin/date '+%d%m%Y %H:%M:%S'`

echo "Start time: $TIMESTAMP"

...... more code etc......

echo "Finish time: $TIMESTAMP"


I know that I can insert the line before the final one to achieve this . i.e.


TIMESTAMP=`/bin/date '+%d%m%Y %H:%M:%S'`

echo "Start time: $TIMESTAMP"

...... more code etc......
TIMESTAMP=`/bin/date '+%d%m%Y %H:%M:%S'`
echo "Finish time: $TIMESTAMP"


Any other options?

[Ivan Ferreira · Accepted solution]

If you will be using the TIMESTAMP variable only once, then there is no need for the variable existence, just use:

/bin/date +"Start Time: %d%m%Y %H:%M:%S"
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/bin/date +"Finish Time: %d%m%Y %H:%M:%S"

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Change the TIMESTAMP setting to look like:

# TIMESTAMP='echo `/bin/date "+%d%m%Y %H:%M:%S"`'

...adding the 'echo' and double quotes in lieu of single ones as noted. Then:

# echo "Finish time\c"; eval ${TIMESTAMP}

Regards!

...JRF...

[Unix or Linux?]

Thanks