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How To Create Dumpfile And Logfile With Timestamp In Their Names While Using DataPump Export (EXPDP) (Doc ID 737949.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How to create dumpfile and logfile with timestamp in their names while using expdp?

This is required by users who have scheduled their daily export (using expdp) as a job and don't want their dumpfile or the logfiles to be overwritten.

Solution

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