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Create a set of files begining with the date in YYYMMDD format
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create_files_with_dates () { | |
file_name=$1 | |
num_days=$2 | |
tmp_dir="tmp/" | |
mkdir -p $tmp_dir | |
for ((i=0; i <= $1 - 1; i++)); do | |
day=`date -j -v-${i}d +%Y%m%d` | |
> ${tmp_dir}${day}${file_name} | |
done | |
} |
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Specific to the OS X date command.