Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:26:41 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Aaron Smith <aaron@mutex.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New tests for test(1) Message-ID: <l03020902b3d86d86439c@[194.32.164.2]> In-Reply-To: <19990812040148.A13484@gelatinous.com> References: <37B2917A.6CBBC950@cdsec.com>; from Graham Wheeler on Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 11:18:50AM %2B0200 <37B2917A.6CBBC950@cdsec.com>
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Hi, At 4:01 am -0700 12/8/99, Aaron Smith wrote: >this seems undesirable to me, since using it immediately makes your shell >scripts nonportable. i liked the ls -t suggestion though. Further, isn't test a builtin for most (all?) shells? Sounds like a can of worms to me... > >On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 11:18:50AM +0200, Graham Wheeler wrote: >> thinking - wouldn't it be a good idea to add some new tests to test(1), >> to compare files based on criteria like size or modification date? >> >> Anyone else think this is a good idea? -- Bob Bishop (0118) 977 4017 international code +44 118 rb@gid.co.uk fax (0118) 989 4254 between 0800 and 1800 UK To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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