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Hi Mentors,

Here is what i intend to do in the .bash_profile
alias build_myproject="make -j4 2>&1 | tee log_`date +%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p`.log"
I wanted to give the command "build_myproject" in the shell and i expect a logfile with the current time.

I understand that the .bash_profile is executed when the remote shell starts and the `date +%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p` is replaced by the time at the moment.
How do i tell bash not to execute `date +%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p` through .bash_profile?

If somebody already using for a similar purpose provide me the script or anything that can do this job.

Thanks
Bujji

You can do this by escaping the backticks/backquotes that encompase your date command.
This way, they will be taken as a litteral in your alias, but will be evaluated when executing the alias.

Thanks for the suggestion. Here is what i see

alias build_myproject="make -j4 2>&1 | tee log_date +%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p.log"
The above resulted in creating a logfile +%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p.log

alias build_myproject="make -j4 2>&1 | tee log_date+%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p.log" (removed space between date and +)
This resulted in creating a log file log_date+%a_%d_%b_%H_%M%p.log

Why did you remove the backticks/backquotes? I suggested to escape them, not remove them.

My BAD.
Thanks man . This is what i am looking for.

one could also create a function rather than an alias

+1