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Old 08-26-2008
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Compare date of file and directory
I need to compare the changedate of a file and a directory in a shellscript. If the changedate of the directory is the same or newer than the file, I will execute a certain command. If not, I have to wait a second and then compare the dates again. Is this possible?

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