Getting date -1 value

gomes009 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-07-05, 09:28

I am trying to get the date -1 value in one of the Variable.

TEST_DATE=date '+%Y-%m-%d'

echo "TODAY's DATE " $TEST_DATE

TODAY's DATE 2005-01-07

How can I assign yesterday's date, "2005-01-06" to TEST_DATE variable..

Any help is appreciated..

vgersh99 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-07-05, 12:39

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Originally Posted by gomes009

I am trying to get the date -1 value in one of the Variable.

TEST_DATE=date '+%Y-%m-%d'

echo "TODAY's DATE " $TEST_DATE

TODAY's DATE 2005-01-07

How can I assign yesterday's date, "2005-01-06" to TEST_DATE variable..

Any help is appreciated..

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gomes009 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-08-05, 11:58

Thanks Vlad,

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