Script for timezone

Hi all

We have Production Sun servers with Solaris 9. On these servers the time zone is set for GMT. We are planning for a script which gives us the EST time on the same servers when executed.

Your tips/web site details/scripts are welcome.

Thanks

Pl refer my query and the output from date command on our system

bash-2.05$ date
Fri Feb 4 22:21:35 GMT 2005

I want to store one line awk script in a file which upon execution displays the output for the date command as

bash-2.05$ date
Fri Feb 4 17:21:35 EST 2005 (GMT = EST+5)

My awk string gives the flg o/p.

bash-2.05$ date | awk {'print $4'} | awk -F: {'print $1 -= 5'}
17

I want the o/p to be at least17:21:35 if not
Fri Feb 4 17:21:35 EST

Your help is appreciated.

Thanks

what will happen say at 2AM GMT time?

a) why do you assume people are using bash ?
b) why piping the awk ouput to an other awk ?
c) what if $1 (of your second awk) in < 5 ?
d) why not read man pages ? you could learn unix.

Hi vgersh99

Now the EST here is 10:57AM on 7th Feb.

The out from date

bash-2.05$ date
Mon Feb 7 15:57:50 GMT 2005

Thanks

Hi guggach

Can you pl make your point 'c)' little clear?
I appreciate that.

Thanks.

- when you write scripts NEVER assume a specific language
i know a lot of sys w/o bash and ksh
so write portabe, use the old good bourne, it runs on
EVERY *nix
- if you are writing 'bash' for performance, note 'shells' are NOT
performant, try perl or better.
- if you disturb 'awk', let it do the job, no need for a second one
and make checks, the line

imo is simply bad, try something like
awk '{if(5 >$4) exit(1); print $4-5;}'
ensure $4 is an integer, c people call that: casting
awk '{if(5 >$4+0) exit(1), print $4-5;}'
or
awk '{if(5 >$4*1) exit(1), print $4-5;}'
NOTE: no need of 'else' statement, and the
notation: 1 >x and x< 1 are not really the same
working w/ other progs (awk is not concerned, but still a good
practice) the compiler will help you if you use the first one.
- manuals are my bible