[colug-432] Bash script two digit names

[Tom Hanlon]

Thanks Colug,

I did not expect Bash to have printf

Do we need anything else beside bash :-)

That is great,

--
Tom
On 17 Jan 2010, at 14:33, William Yang wrote:

> On Ubuntu, man printf(1).  Probably on other distros, too.
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> 	-Bill
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> Tom Hanlon wrote:
>> Colug,
>>
>> I have a bash script that loops and create files.
>>
>> THink dates..
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>> 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
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>> The loop goes from 1-31 and sets the variable for the loop counter.
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>> 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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