On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 11:10:48AM -0800, Gandalf Parker wrote: > this works > date -d '2009-11-06 17:07:54 32 hours' > > this works > offset="'2009-11-06 17:07:54 32 hours'" > > This does not work > date -d $offset > > this seems to work but doesnt > echo $offset |date -d -
Try this: offset="2009-11-06 17:07:54 32 hours" date -d "$offset" > > Im trying to automate running the turn host on a Dominions 3 game 32 hours > after the previous hosting. For now Im trying to just diplay the values > on a webpage. So Im picking up the date of the previously > generated file > hosted=`stat --format=%z Pangaea.trn | cut -d. -f1 ` > and trying to display a time 32 hours after that. Then Id like to be able > to display a counter on the webpage if I can figure out how to show "which > will be X from now" > > Ive given up on Epoch time (my math sucks). I might have to do some basic > programming on it but Im really surprised I have to go that far. > > Gandalf Parker > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -Eric _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
