Can't get $(date +%F) set as environment variable
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I would like to create an environment variable that will output the current date. I have added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=$(date +%F)
Apparently, you have to log out after changing ~/.pam_environment. I did that but
echo $TODAY
outputs a blank line.
What am I doing wrong?
bash environment-variables
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asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
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I would like to create an environment variable that will output the current date. I have added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=$(date +%F)
Apparently, you have to log out after changing ~/.pam_environment. I did that but
echo $TODAY
outputs a blank line.
What am I doing wrong?
bash environment-variables
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
add a comment |
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I would like to create an environment variable that will output the current date. I have added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=$(date +%F)
Apparently, you have to log out after changing ~/.pam_environment. I did that but
echo $TODAY
outputs a blank line.
What am I doing wrong?
bash environment-variables
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
I would like to create an environment variable that will output the current date. I have added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=$(date +%F)
Apparently, you have to log out after changing ~/.pam_environment. I did that but
echo $TODAY
outputs a blank line.
What am I doing wrong?
bash environment-variables
bash environment-variables
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
edited 10 mins ago
Pang
13926
13926
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
asked Apr 24 '13 at 0:55
Mark McKennaMark McKenna
3112
3112
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~/.pam_environment is not a script file. Use ~/.profile instead:
export TODAY=$(date +%F)
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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You forgot the "quotes" Here is a Cool Link for more examples.
TODAY= date +"%F"
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:TODAY=date +"%F"TODAYS=$(date +"%F")NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")None of these are working
– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g.,date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition,TODAY= date +"%F"actually runsdate +"%F"withTODAYset to the empty string in its environment.
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
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$ export DATE=`date +"%F"`
$ echo $DATE
2014-05-30
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
Eric Carvalho
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answered May 29 '14 at 16:23
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~/.pam_environment is not a script file. Use ~/.profile instead:
export TODAY=$(date +%F)
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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~/.pam_environment is not a script file. Use ~/.profile instead:
export TODAY=$(date +%F)
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
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~/.pam_environment is not a script file. Use ~/.profile instead:
export TODAY=$(date +%F)
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.6k23461
~/.pam_environment is not a script file. Use ~/.profile instead:
export TODAY=$(date +%F)
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.6k23461
answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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answered May 29 '14 at 17:24
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You forgot the "quotes" Here is a Cool Link for more examples.
TODAY= date +"%F"
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:TODAY=date +"%F"TODAYS=$(date +"%F")NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")None of these are working
– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g.,date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition,TODAY= date +"%F"actually runsdate +"%F"withTODAYset to the empty string in its environment.
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
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2
You forgot the "quotes" Here is a Cool Link for more examples.
TODAY= date +"%F"
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:TODAY=date +"%F"TODAYS=$(date +"%F")NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")None of these are working
– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g.,date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition,TODAY= date +"%F"actually runsdate +"%F"withTODAYset to the empty string in its environment.
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
add a comment |
2
2
2
You forgot the "quotes" Here is a Cool Link for more examples.
TODAY= date +"%F"
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
You forgot the "quotes" Here is a Cool Link for more examples.
TODAY= date +"%F"
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
answered Apr 24 '13 at 1:16
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,357820
2,357820
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:TODAY=date +"%F"TODAYS=$(date +"%F")NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")None of these are working
– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g.,date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition,TODAY= date +"%F"actually runsdate +"%F"withTODAYset to the empty string in its environment.
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
add a comment |
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:TODAY=date +"%F"TODAYS=$(date +"%F")NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")None of these are working
– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g.,date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition,TODAY= date +"%F"actually runsdate +"%F"withTODAYset to the empty string in its environment.
– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=date +"%F" TODAYS=$(date +"%F") NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y") None of these are working– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
Unfortunately that did not work. I tried experimenting a bit and added the following to ~/.pam_environment:
TODAY=date +"%F" TODAYS=$(date +"%F") NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y") None of these are working– Mark McKenna
Apr 25 '13 at 1:32
1
1
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote
%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g., date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition, TODAY= date +"%F" actually runs date +"%F" with TODAY set to the empty string in its environment.– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
@ScottGoodgame That's not the problem. It is not generally necessary to quote
%, and although the reference you provided follows this style, it does not actually say one has to do so. Try some examples from that page without quotes (e.g., date +%m-%d-%y). It works fine. In addition, TODAY= date +"%F" actually runs date +"%F" with TODAY set to the empty string in its environment.– Eliah Kagan
Jan 25 '17 at 11:23
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$ export DATE=`date +"%F"`
$ echo $DATE
2014-05-30
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
Eric Carvalho
42.3k17115147
answered May 29 '14 at 16:23
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$ export DATE=`date +"%F"`
$ echo $DATE
2014-05-30
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
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answered May 29 '14 at 16:23
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$ export DATE=`date +"%F"`
$ echo $DATE
2014-05-30
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
Eric Carvalho
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answered May 29 '14 at 16:23
user286563user286563
91
$ export DATE=`date +"%F"`
$ echo $DATE
2014-05-30
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
Eric Carvalho
42.3k17115147
answered May 29 '14 at 16:23
user286563user286563
91
edited May 29 '14 at 16:42
Eric Carvalho
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