The following perl one liner checks if $CURRENT_VERSION matches $NEW_VERSION exactly, and prints it if it does.
Example:
CURRENT_VERSION=223.3.12.4.5.3
NEW_VERSION=223.3.12.4.5.3
DATE=17.3.2013
echo $CURRENT_VERSION  | \
  perl -ne 'BEGIN { $STR = shift(@ARGV); } print if /\Q$STR\E/; ' $NEW_VERSION 
223.3.12.4.5.3
What do I need to add to the perl one liner to print the $DATE value at the end of the line?
For example:
CURRENT_VERSION=223.3.12.4.5.3
NEW_VERSION=223.3.12.4.5.3
DATE=17.3.2013
echo $CURRENT_VERSION  | \
  perl -ne'BEGIN { $STR = shift(@ARGV); } print if /\Q$STR\E/; ' \
  $NEW_VERSION < add syntax to  print $DATE > 
223.3.12.4.5.3  17.3.2013
