yesterday=$(TZ=EST26EDT date +%a) On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Barbara Baker wrote:
> > Will someone take pity on this poor VMS'er lost in a unix world?? > > I'm trying to create a script (ksh) that reads a log file created yesterday. The >log files are created with `date +%a` appended to the end of the log file name. Last >night a log file was created called arc_indexlog.Tue It's easy enough to get today > > TDAY="`date +%a`" > grep -i "ora" /orasrv/ops/maint/logs/arc_indexlog.$TDAY > grep -i "ora" /orasrv/ops/maint/logs/adv_indexlog.$TDAY > > but how do I get yesterday in the same format? (i.e., Tue instead of Wed) I man'd >date, but it was no help. > > Thanks for any help. > > Barb > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive medley & videos from Greatest Hits CD -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Alex INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
