Re: csh, date, numbers

[Seth Arnold <sarnold@willamette.edu>]

* john <jkaufman@home.com> [010122 22:28]:
> set month = 'date +%m'
> echo $month

I think you want `` instead of ''. (I haven't touched csh in a long
time, I don't know for sure. :)

> When I do this, I get a syntax error. How do I
> make this assignment. Also, is there a way to
> convert text to a numeric value directly from 
> one or more of the shell commands, or is the
> only way to do it by writing a c program?

The easiest way I know is by using perl. Sort of like C, but often
faster to program. :)

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