Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:36:24 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: gram@cequrux.com Subject: Re: New tests for test(1) Message-ID: <99Aug13.151658est.40345@border.alcanet.com.au>
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>I was writing a script yesterday, and I wanted to have a test to compare >the modification time of two files. I've written programs to do this before as well. A more portable approach is find file1 -newer file2 ... >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? It would be nice, but there are portability issues. Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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