bash-3.00$ cat compare.sh
#NOTE : 1.Filename must not have space for the script to work.
#       2.Script wont work if symlinks are there instead of proper filenames.

#!/bin/bash
#set -x

#############################VERIFYING THE EXISTENCE OF DUPLICATE FILENAMES IN THE SUPPLIED FILENAMES ###############

if [[ $# -lt 1 ]];then
echo "Usage : `basename $0` filename" 1>&2
exit 2
fi
awk '{f=$9;
        for(i=10;i<=NF;i++)
           f=f&quot; &quot;$i;
           d[f]++;
     }
END{
        for(f in d)
                if(d[f] > 1)
                 printf(&quot;file %s occurs %d times\n&quot;,f,d[f]);
                                                    }' `basename $1`
echo -e  &quot;Please remove the dupliacte entries,\
\nkeep the file with the latest timestamp and check again&quot;

################################CHECKING SIZE,DATE,TIME,FILENAME WITH THE EXISTING FILES############################

status=0
cat $1 | awk '{print  $(NF-4),&quot;\t&quot;,$(NF-3),&quot;\t&quot;,$(NF-2),&quot;\t&quot;,$(NF-1),&quot;\t&quot;,$(NF)}'  | \
while read size mon day time filename; do
    if [[ ! -f &quot;$filename&quot; ]]; then
        echo &quot;ERROR: no such file: $filename&quot; >&2
        status=1
    else
        filesize=$(ls -lrt &quot;$filename&quot; | awk '{print $5}')
        if [[ &quot;$size&quot; != &quot;$filesize&quot; ]]; then
            echo &quot;ERROR: size mismatch: $filename&quot; >&2
            status=1
        else
           # filetime=$(ls -lrt &quot;$filename&quot; | awk  '{print $6,&quot; &quot;,$7,&quot; &quot;,$8}')
                actual_mon=$(ls -lrt &quot;$filename&quot; | awk '{print $6}')
                actual_day=$(ls -lrt &quot;$filename&quot; | awk '{print $7}')
                actual_time=$(ls -lrt &quot;$filename&quot; | awk '{print $8}')
            if [[ &quot;$mon $day $time&quot; != &quot;$actual_mon $actual_day $actual_time&quot; ]]; then
                echo &quot;ERROR: date mismatch: $filename&quot; >&2
                status=1
            fi
        fi
    fi
done
echo $status
if [[ &quot;$status&quot; -eq 0 ]];then
echo -e &quot;\t\n\nSuccess! All the files are found and their size  and timestamp is also matching with the existing files.&quot;
else
echo -e &quot;\t\n\nFailure! Non-matching files are found or file doesn't exist.&quot;
fi