| 1 | #!/bin/bash |
| 2 | |
| 3 | # Desc: Template to display date |
| 4 | |
| 5 | dateShort(){ |
| 6 | # Desc: Date without separators (YYYYmmdd) |
| 7 | # Usage: dateShort |
| 8 | # Output: stdout: date (ISO-8601, no separators) |
| 9 | local TIME_CURRENT DATE_CURRENT_SHORT |
| 10 | TIME_CURRENT="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)" ; # Produce `date`-parsable current timestamp with resolution of 1 second. |
| 11 | DATE_CURRENT_SHORT="$(date -d "$TIME_CURRENT" +%Y%m%d)"; # Produce separator-less current date with resolution 1 day. |
| 12 | echo "$DATE_CURRENT_SHORT"; |
| 13 | } # Get YYYYmmdd |
| 14 | |
| 15 | #==BEGIN sample code== |
| 16 | echo "The current day is:$(dateShort)" |
| 17 | #==END sample code== |
| 18 | |
| 19 | # Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval |
| 20 | # License: GPLv3+ |