Am 11. Dec, 2007 schwätzte Patrick Fleming, EA so: > BACKUPDIRNAME=`date +Y%m%d%` #these are backtics - Use $( ) format for bash and ksh scripts :). BACKUPDIRNAME=$( date +Y%m%d% ) ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.CiscoLearning.org/ # A t-shirt a day keeps the noose away. - der.hans