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Create Directories And Files Named With Current Date, Time, Month, and Year

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Senthil Kumar
Jun 15, 2022

Did you know we can create directories or files named with current date, time, month, and year from command line? Yes! This tutorial explains how to create a directory or file with current timestamp in the name in Linux.

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Senthil Kumar

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