On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 11:58:18AM +0100, Christoph Egger wrote: > > +date=$(date +%Y%m%M-%H%M) > > I think, it isn't necessary to invoke a subshell. > > date=`date +%Y%m%M-%H%M` is enough. Both forms involve a subshell, the only difference between $() and `` is quoting. Joerg