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diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 55a77d19..31e94a04 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
   echo function definitions begin...
 fi
 
+# a handy little method that can be used for date strings.  it was getting
+# really tiresome how many different ways the script did the date formatting.
+function date_stringer() {
+  date +"%Y_%m_%e_%H%M_%S" | tr -d '/\n/'
+}
+
 # makes a directory of the name specified and then tries to change the
 # current directory to that directory.
 function mcd {