Adding date and time to a filename

[amethyst]

Useful for backups, etc. Example of renaming an existing file:

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mv /adrv_racy_extra.sfs /adrv_racy_extra_$(date +%d-%m-%Y-%H:%M).sfs

Of course also useful when creating a new file with date/time, for instance creating an sfs file with mksquashfs.

[wiak]

Yes, that's a good idea. I think I'll adopt it when not relying on git (nevertheless, I should rely on my git cloned archives more than I do in practice).