Importing Date to Bash Script

[Canary, Robert W.]

Hi,

what is the correct sytax for importing the system date and time into a bash script?

I need to assign this to variable that I can manipulate.

Also,  How do I write to the message log file via the syslogd?

thanks in advance
--
robert


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