Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!coxs From: coxs@itsgw.rpi.edu (Sean Cox) Newsgroups: alt.hackers Subject: Re: Communication (Re: Yesterday) Message-ID: Date: 18 Dec 90 06:31:07 GMT References: <1990Dec04.175617.5465@iecc.cambridge.ma.us> <51996@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Lines: 24 Approved: The Great Skeeve Nntp-Posting-Host: risk.its.rpi.edu goetz@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU (Phil Goetz) writes: >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. C'mon, any hacker worth his salt should know this one cold. :) Think "massive licensing fees" and I think you'll get it. :) >Phil Goetz >goetz@cs.buffalo.EDU -Sean -- | coxs@mts.rpi.edu | "No matter how hot or cold a room is, it's | | coxs@pawl.rpi.edu | always Room Temperature." -- Steven Wright | | coxs@turing.cs.rpi.edu |-------------------------------------------------| | coxs@RPITSMTS.BITNET | Type checking is for people with weak memories. |