How to append a file name in unix with a String and Current Date

Question

I have 4 names (AA,BB,CC,DD) in a config file. This has been used in a script.

I am trying to get the output to be saved as

Source_Server_Path="/dev/FtpData_Files/START_STOP_"$1"_"$Current_Date""

where $1 will be any one in the names.

$Current_Date has to be in the format 05Jun2013.

Answer 1

$ foo="/bar/quux/$(date +%d%b%Y)"
$ echo "${foo}"
/bar/quux/07Jun2013

See also man date .

Answer 2

Sample script/method ... Try if it helps

config.txt

AA,BB,CC,DD

Script.sh

file=$1
config=`cat $file | awk -F "," '{print $1}'` 
#It will take AA .. whatever parameter you pass
Current_Date=`date +%d%b%Y`
echo START_STOP_"$config"_"$Current_Date"

How to run

 sh script.sh config.txt

Output

START_STOP_AA_07Jun2013