Create folders with date in name

[X D face me]

Hello everyone

i'm hosting a small game server on a 10.04 server and i want to run some automated backup. this could be done quite easily with crotab by copying the files every day to the backup location. But how can i create a folder with the current date as name so i can keep my old backups instead of overriding them

thx to any answers

X D face me

[|{urse]

mkdir `date '+%m%d%y'`

Will create a folder with the current date, is that what you were looking for?

[jonobr]

If I recall
y= year in last 2 digits (13)
Y = full year (2013)

[sisco311]

mkdir `date '+%m%d%y'`

Will create a folder with the current date, is that what you were looking for?

Instead of `command`, I'd use the POSIX form of command substitution: $(command). See BashFAQ 082 (link in my signature).

If I recall
y= year in last 2 digits (13)
Y = full year (2013)

Yep, you are right. The man page (`man date') also explains all the available FORMAT options.

[X D face me]

the mkdir date '+%m%d%y' isn't working. i'm quite a noob on bash so please explain everything clear so i can understand it.

[steeldriver]

you need ALL the punctuation (backticks `...`) that |{urse posted - or the $(...) form as mentioned by sisco311

mkdir $(date '+%Y-%m-%d')

Alternative formats that you might want to consider are '+%F' or '+%x'

[X D face me]

thanks!!!!!! works now