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In Linux how to make a file with a name that is current date and time

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I want to make a file which name will be a current date and time. I can create a file with the command. Also I can get current time with the command. So, I think, I need to somehow pipe the second command to the first one. How can I do that?

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Use the return value from a shell expression as the argument to : Result: A file named e.g. . This answer assumes you're using (it's described in the page section Command Substitution), but other shells will work the same or only slightly different.

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