Re: [rrd-users] how to add last update info into graphic?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rrd-users-bounces@lists.oetiker.ch [mailto:rrd-users-
> bounces@lists.oetiker.ch] On Behalf Of John Conner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:19 AM
> To: rrd-users@lists.oetiker.ch
> Subject: [rrd-users] how to add last update info into graphic?
>
> hey guys, I am trying to add last update time info into rrdtool
graphic,
> what I did is something like
>
> #!/bin/bash
> now=`date`
>


>
> ERROR: Garbage ':56:46 CDT 2007' after command:
> COMMENT:last update\: Wed Jun 20 09:56:46 CDT 2007
>
> I know it was caused by the ":", rrdtool does not like any ":" without
> "\",
>
> So any quick solution I can print date info on the graphic? thanks a
lot!

How about just munging $now?

now=`date | sed 's/:/\\\:/g'`

$echo $now
Wed Jun 20 10\:26\:23 CDT 2007

--
Marc

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