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how to compare the timestamp of 2 files
i want to compare the timestamp of the 2 file..
please let me know how we can achive this..
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With bash and ksh, use the the following conditional expressions :
Code:
[[ file1 -nt file2 ]]
[[ file1 -ot file2 ]]
Read the man pages for more informations.

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