I have a backup server that mirrors the contents of another server every night. I do this with a little script I wrote which uses the mirrordir command. Then Cron runs this script on a daily schedule. I'd like to modify this arrangement so I can keep three weeks worth of history. So my plan is to create three scripts which will use the same mirrordir command, but will place the backups in one of three separate folders. My problem is that I need the script to rename the folder with the current date. Does anyone know the command for this?

Use 'mv' with the 'date' command. For example, a folder called "tommy" could be renamed with the current date by typing mv tommy tommy-`date +%m.%d.%Y` This would result in a folder called tommy-06.15.2005. Note that the characters around the 'date' command are accent marks.

Thank you so much Tommy. The command I was using (that didn't work) was the one you spelled out, but rather than using accent marks I used an apostrophe. AAAGGGHHH!!! Thanks for saving me from my own stupid self.