Produces current date without separators.
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Desc: Template to display date
+
+dateShort(){
+ # Desc: Date without separators (YYYYmmdd)
+ # Usage: dateShort
+ # Output: stdout: date (ISO-8601, no separators)
+ 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 date without separators
+
+#==BEGIN sample code==
+echo "The current day is:$(dateShort)"
+#==END sample code==
+
+# Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
+# License: GPLv3+