filename to contain date

hello,

can anyone tell me how to rename a filename in a script to contain the current date?

i have searched for the answer but with little success!

many thanks

rkap

what is your desired filename format?

Just a quick example. I use a script 'note' to just keep some random notes in the filesystem:

Cheers,

Keith

#!/bin/ksh

dateFormat=`date +%m%d%y`
finalFileName="$inputFileName$dateFormat.log" #if u want to add an extension

#Move the Processed File
/usr/bin/mv ~/$inputFileName ~/$finalInputFileName

much appreciated.....