get_last_month()

{

thismonth=`date +%m`

if [[ $thismonth -eq 12 ]];then

lastmonth=1

else

(( lastmonth = thismonth – 1 ))

fi

case $lastmonth in

1) month=”Jan” ;;

2) month=”Feb” ;;

3) month=”Mar” ;;

4) month=”Apr” ;;

5) month=”May” ;;

6) month=”Jun” ;;

7) month=”Jul” ;;

8) month=”Aug” ;;

9) month=”Sep” ;;

10) month=”Oct” ;;

11) month=”Nov” ;;

12) month=”Dec” ;;

esac

}

About troyski

I'm a freelance UNIX engineer working in the UK. I'm married to Tina and between us we have six children. I'm a bit of an Apple fan boy, and all the Windows machines in the house are a thing of the past now.

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