> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Banks > Sent: 14 November 2007 17:25 > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: shell programming > > What am I doing wrough here: > > #!/bin/sh > $DAYN='/bin/date +%a' + "_master.sql" > mysqldump master > $DAYN
Your quotes should be backticks not single quotes. Also drop the $ from before the variable name when assigning. #!/bin/sh DAYN=`/bin/date +%a` DAYN="${DAYN}_master.sql" - barry _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"