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diff --git a/zfs_create_dated_snapshot.sh b/zfs_create_dated_snapshot.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if (($#<2)); then
+	echo "usage: ${0##*/} <filesystem|volume> <snapshot prefix>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+filesystem=$1
+snapshotname=$2
+date="$(date +%FT%H:%M)"
+
+zfs snapshot "${filesystem}@${snapshotname}${date}"