When you need to create a log file or some dated archive
echo "This is a dated file $(date +%Y_%m_%d_%H.%M.%S)" > testfile_`date +%Y_%m_%d_%H.%M.%S`.txt
The format can be modified slightly based on date formatting.
Originally Posted on August 25, 2016
Last Updated on October 4, 2019
Last Updated on October 4, 2019
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