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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T02:49:17+00:00 2026-05-23T02:49:17+00:00

Writing a shell script and I want to do something like this: cp myfile.ext

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Writing a shell script and I want to do something like this:

cp myfile.ext myfile.2011-06-10.ext

where 2011-06-10 is the current date.

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    2026-05-23T02:49:18+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 2:49 am
    cp myfile.ext myfile.`date +%Y-%m-%d`.ext
    

    or use shorthand format

    date +%F
    
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