Tar filename, resolve failed

[matsii]

Hi, I have some school work that involves creating a script that creates a backup of my /home folder, everything goes well but the problem is with the filename.

I am supposed to create a .tgz with the filename : hostname-day-date-HH:MM:ss.tgz

The .tgz gets created with the correct filename but when I try to unpack it the filename can't be resolved, it's the : that mess things up. Can anyone here please help me how I can fix this problem without changing : to -

br matsii

[hazel]

We don't usually help with homework, but as you have done most of this yourself, I'll give you a hint. Troublesome characters in filenames need to be made literal by using the backslash or quotes. The man or info page for bash will show you how to do this.

[matsii]

We don't usually help with homework, but as you have done most of this yourself, I'll give you a hint. Troublesome characters in filenames need to be made literal by using the backslash or quotes. The man or info page for bash will show you how to do this.

Yep, I came to the conclusion that checking out the man page really helps