On 12/30/05 11:11 AM, "Dan Lund" wrote: > Okay, I'm going to answer my own question it seems. > date --date='7 days ago' SIDEBAR: Interesting... looks like the `date` command on all my linux boxen (Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo) is provided by the GNU coreutils package and supports the --date switch. Meanwhile, the `date` command on my BSD boxen does not support the switch. I just tried it on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and OSX boxes. For grins, I also tried it on a Solaris 8 box. Of course, it was slightly different than everything else. ;-) I spend a fair amount of time bouncing between Linux and *BSD so these things trip me up frequently. I find myself constantly tweaking shell scripts for these nuances. ...Kevin --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss