Shell script

[rek2 at screamdesign.com (christian)]

use
variable=$(command)

example
my_date=$(date +"%d %b")

echo $my_date


El mar, 13 jun 2000, Anthony J. Gabrielson escribi)B?:
> Hello,
> 	I have what I hope to be an easy question.  How do I make the
> output of a command, it will be a number, assign to a variable.  I'm using
> bash - I have been reading through several books on this and I'm starting
> to get frusterated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Anthony
> 
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