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From: fabrice@sj.ate.slb.com (Fabrice Le Metayer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Inserting the date into a (t)csh array
Keywords: tcsh, csh, getting commands into the history list
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Date: 7 Sep 90 01:17:59 GMT
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rantapaa@cs.umn.edu (Erik E. Rantapaa) writes:

> While I've got your attention, I should also ask if anyone
> has a better way to do the following in tcsh:
>
>     echo "set today = (`date`)" > /tmp/.date
>     source -h /tmp/.date
>     !set:s/:/ /:s/:/ /

Try :

	% eval `date '+set today=(%a %h %d %H %M %S 19%y)'`
	% echo $today
	Thu Sep 06 18 13 08 1990

The only problem is that you don't get the "CDT" string before the year.
If you can live without it, your problem is solved.

Regards,

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