How can we compare two date fields in different formats using shell script
I have dates like this
Date1="mm/dd/yyyy"
Date2="yyyy/dd/mm"
How do I find out the difference between dates?
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3Why it is tagged 'hive'? Are you asking for a bash script? – Zaboj Campula Jun 26 '18 at 15:03
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@zaboj: yes I am trying in bash script – Prabhanj Jun 28 '18 at 03:03
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Possible duplicate of [Date comparison in Bash](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27429653/date-comparison-in-bash) – Zaboj Campula Jun 28 '18 at 07:36
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What if my dates are in two different format like date 1: dd/mm/yyyy date2 : yyyy/mm/dd – Prabhanj Jun 28 '18 at 14:50
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Then use different format strings. – Zaboj Campula Jun 28 '18 at 16:49