dynamic names for .tar.gz files?

UNIX HP-UX
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Hi All,

I have a requirement to zip and compress files with dynamic names (which includes date and time component in their names) needs to be compressed with same name.

for example I have a file T.30.SLS_ORD.SO.27.2_2_2.20080623.041415.dat which needs to archived as T.30.SLS_ORD.SO.27.2_2_2.20080623.041415.tar.gz.

I tried all options but no use. Can some one worked on these please let me the script or options to achive this.

Thank you very much in advance.

Regards,
Srinivas

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You would have to tell use what parts of the filename are variable but the date and time parts are easy. If this is only a single file then I am not sure why you would TAR it ( tar does nothing but put a wrapper around a single file).

FILE=T.30.SLS_ORD.SO.27.2_2_2.
DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
TIME=`date +%T|tr -d:`
NEWFILE="$FILE$DATE$TIME"

echo "new file is called $NEWFILE"
#tar up the file
tar cvf $NEWFILE.tar $NEWFILE
#Zip it up
gzip $NEWFILE.tar