Formatting the date in unix to include suffix on day (st, nd, rd and th)
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How can I add the suffix on the day number of a unix date?
I'll explain. I have a TextMate bundle snippit that writes out today's date. It uses unix date and formatting. Here is the code:
`date +%A` `date +%d` `date +%B` `date +%Y`
It outputs:
Monday 22 March 2010
I would like to add the suffix to the day (st, nd, rd and th) like so:
Monday 22nd March 2010
As far as I can see, there is no native function in the unix date formatting, like there is in PHP (j). How would I achieve this in unix? A complicated regex on the day number?
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