#!/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+