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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 09:57:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: Problems with the syntax for initializing variables
To: fladerr AT dk DOT ibm DOT com, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- fladerr AT dk DOT ibm DOT com wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi !
> 
> I've problems with initialize a variable with a dynamic variable like
> "date". In Korn Shell I've used the following syntax with success:
> 
> TID=`date +"%d%m%y%H%M%S"`
> 

Works for me in both interactive BASH and interactive SH.  You may need to use
the export command.  For info on export type `help export' at the bash prompt.
===
Earnie Boyd <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>

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