Timestamped backup
Copy with date.
- Snippet
- Bash scripting
- 1 blank to fill
cp File File.$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).bak
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About this template
Copy with date.
- Category
- Code snippets
- Pack
- Bash scripting
- Type
- Snippet, a short message
- Asks for
- File
Use it anywhere you write: email, chat, a document or a support tool. If you send it often, save the finished text as a snippet in ClipBuddy and paste it again from your clipboard history with ⌘⇧V.
Template source
The template as written, with its blanks in double braces, such as {{Name}}.
cp {{File}} {{File}}.$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).bak