How do I formulate mmddyyyy using bigfix

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

I want to back a backup file of a configuration file before I make changes to it and would like to use a date stamp, for example:

copy /opt/app/app.conf /opt/app/app.conf.12162010

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(imported comment written by NoahSalzman)

q: now

A: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:15:47 -0800

q: current date

A: Thu, 16 Dec 2010

q: year of current date

A: 2010

q: month of current date

A: December

q: month of current date as two digits

A: 12

q: day_of_month of current date

A: 16

q: (month of it as two digits & day_of_month of it as string & year of it as string) of current date

A: 12162010

Then you use Relevance substitution to do something like:

copy /opt/app/app.conf /opt/app/app.conf.{(month of it as two digits & day_of_month of it as string & year of it as string) of current date}

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Thank you… That’s exactly what I needed