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From: goetz@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU (Phil Goetz)
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Subject: Communication (Re: Yesterday)
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Date: 17 Dec 90 19:50:15 GMT
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In article <1990Dec04.175617.5465@iecc.cambridge.ma.us> johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine) writes:
>What's the easiest way to get yesterday's date in a string?  After some
>poking around, give or take a time zone, this seems to do the trick:
>
> $ TZ=EST29EDT date

It helps if you tell us what computer and what
operating system you're referring to.

Phil Goetz
goetz@cs.buffalo.EDU

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