#!/bin/bash

# Desc: Template to display date

dateShort(){
    # Desc: Date without separators (YYYYmmdd)
    # Usage: dateShort
    # Output: stdout: date (ISO-8601, no separators)
    local TIME_CURRENT DATE_CURRENT_SHORT
    TIME_CURRENT="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)" ; # Produce `date`-parsable current timestamp with resolution of 1 second.
    DATE_CURRENT_SHORT="$(date -d "$TIME_CURRENT" +%Y%m%d)"; # Produce separator-less current date with resolution 1 day.
    echo "$DATE_CURRENT_SHORT";
} # Get YYYYmmdd

#==BEGIN sample code==
echo "The current day is:$(dateShort)"
#==END sample code==

# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
# License: GPLv3+