Creating dated folder name in SMB share

Shell Programming and Scripting
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I can't seen to figure this out. Let's say I want to create a folder with the name "August2017". In regular terminal prompt I can type

mkdir `date +%B%Y`

But when I'm connected to a SMB share (at the smb: prompt), the command doesn't translate properly. A folder gets created but the name is `date

What's the correct syntax to get this working?

Thanks!

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Welcome to the forum.

Both "variable expansion" and "command substitution" are performed by the shell, with which you do not interact when running the smbclient , which in turn doesn't know anything about e.g. the shell variables.
You could try using a "here document":

smbclient  //server/share password <<EOF
mkdir $(date)
EOF
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Thanks Rudi. That's actually what I was trying. But it seems once within the smb commands it takes everything literally. Even with your suggestion, mkdir $(date) produces a folder called $(date)

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No, I can't confirm that. When testing above, it created a directory 12.08.17 , because the "here document" is executed and expanded by the shell.

5

Whoops, you are right. I must have done something wrong the first time I tried. I appreciate the help!