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script not returning values [message #97913]

Tue, 27 May 2003 05:04

Sam
Messages: 255
Registered: April 2000

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Hi experts

i want to list all the files that have a day as some value....
Day=`date +%d`

THis will have the day of the month...say 27.
Now when i say

ls -ltr | awk '$7==$Day{print $9}'

This command is not returning any values...but when i say

ls -ltr | awk '$7==27{print $9}'
i get data.

Please help me whats wrong here.

Thanks
Sam

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Re: script not returning values [message #97945 is a reply to message #97913]

Thu, 03 July 2003 01:26

Daniele Rattellini
Messages: 38
Registered: August 2002

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single quotes do not interpole shell variables!

use this instead

ls -ltr | awk '$7=='$Day'{print $9}'

daniele

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