Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:11:26 +0200 From: Dimitar Vassilev <dimitar.vassilev@gmail.com> To: Brad Mettee <bmettee@pchotshots.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: touch madness Message-ID: <59adc1a0912300711y2f9f1df7k3d4975d44e0fddd9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B3B6D17.80200@pchotshots.com> References: <59adc1a0912300621r590a8216u77eb2c25b3494905@mail.gmail.com> <4B3B6D17.80200@pchotshots.com>
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2009/12/30 Brad Mettee <bmettee@pchotshots.com> > Based on the man page for touch, it doesn't use the d/m/s flags. > > Your line should be > > touch -A -000430 filename.here > > Which would be subtract 0 hours, 4 minutes and 30 seconds from current time > of the file. I created test file, checked time of it, subtracted N minutes > to make it even to the hour and it worked as described. > > Dimitar Vassilev wrote: > >> Hi, >> I'm trying to find the match for touch -d now-5minutes+30seconds under >> freebsd. >> Got a munin plugin that i'd like to change without installing the emulator >> port. >> I have touch -A, however when i pass touch -A -00d04m30s i don't get >> anything as a file. >> Can someone give the exact syntax if possible. >> Thanks and all the best. >> Dimitar >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > > -- > Brad Mettee > PC HotShots, Inc. > Baltimore, MD > (410) 426-7617 > -> Let us bring out the **Power** of your PCs. <- > -> Custom Business Software Solutions since 1991 <- > Visit us <http://www.pchotshots.com>; for information about our company. > thanks to all - tried with inserting measure units hours minutes and so on 1st time. Without them it works
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