Jonathan Ryshpan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Must the output of the date command always end in a newline?  The
> documentation indicates that it must.  If this is so, let me request an
> option or a +FORMAT character to prevent this.

$ date | tr -d '\n'
$ printf %s "$(date)"

Andreas.

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