[colug-432] Bash script two digit names

[Richard Hornsby]

Looks like there might be a printf util that would do the trick. Not  
sure if this meets your builtin requirement.

http://andrewault.blogspot.com/2009/01/padding-numeric-in-bash.html

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On Jan 17, 2010, at 12:40, Tom Hanlon <tom at functionalmedia.com> wrote:

> Colug,
>
> I have a bash script that loops and create files.
>
> THink dates..
>
> I go through and create a file
>
> 01_1 for jan first
> 01_2 for Jan second.
>
>
> Problem is I would much rather have
>
> 01_01 rather than 01_1
>
> The loop goes from 1-31 and sets the variable for the loop counter.
>
> Is there a built in utility to make a "one space" integer a "two
> space" integer, or do I have to do that manually ?
>
> Just curious, I am not stumped, but not looking to reinvent the wheel,
> and would like to use a built in if one is available.
>
> --
> Tom
>
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