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Most UNIX Systems do not keep track of the creation date of a file (only the last access time, the last (data) modification time, and the last status modification time timestamps are specified by the standards). Sorting by ls (with the -t option and without the -S, -c, and -m options) sorts by increasing data modification time. But, as I'm sure you've noticed from the output in your examples, anything with a date in the future and anything with a date more than six months old will print the month, day, and year of the date while dates within the last six months will be printed with the month, day, and time of day (in 24 hour format).

So the command:

Code:

ls -ldt pkg3[23]* | grep '^d'

will give you the list of directories in the current directory matching the patterns you want sorted by increasing timestamp and the command:

Code:

ls -lrdt pkg3[23]* | grep '^d'

will give you the same list sorted in reverse order.

But, neither of these will print the date in MM/DD/YYYY format.

Does HP/UX B.11.31 include a stat utility?

Do you just want directories located in the current directory, or do you also want to process subdirectories with matching names?

Do any of your directory names contain one or more space or tab characters? Do any of your directory names contain one or more newline characters? If the answer to both of these is no, there are several simplifying assumptions we can make.

Is MM/DD/YYYY format a requirement or a nice-to-have feature? If it is a requirement and your system doesn't have a stat utility, would you rather have a complicated shell script or a relatively simple C program?

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sortm

sortm(1)						      General Commands Manual							  sortm(1)

NAME

       sortm - sort messages (only available within the message handling system, mh)

SYNOPSIS

       sortm [msgs] [+folder] [options]

OPTIONS

       Specifies  the name of the header field to use when making the date comparison. If you have a special field in each message, such as Deliv-
       ery-Date:, then the -datefield switch can be used to tell sortm which field to examine. If you do not give this option, the default  is	to
       use  the  Date:	header	field.	Prints a list of all the valid options to this command.  Displays the general actions that it is taking to
       place the folder in sorted order. The -noverbose option performs these actions silently. The default is -noverbose.

       The default settings for this command are:

       +folder defaults to the current folder msgs defaults to all -datefield date -noverbose

DESCRIPTION

       The command sortm sorts all the messages in the current folder into chronological order according to the contents of the  Date:	fields	of
       the messages.

       By  default, sortm sorts all the messages in the current folder. You can select particular messages in the folder by giving a range of mes-
       sages. You can also sort messages in another folder by specifying the folder name.

       If sortm encounters a message without a Date: field, or if the message has a Date: field that sortm cannot parse, it attempts to  keep  the
       message	in  the  same  relative  position. However, this does not always work; for instance, if the first message encountered lacks a date
       which can be parsed, then it will usually be placed at the end of the messages being sorted.

       When sortm complains about a message which it cannot order, it complains about the message number prior to sorting.

PROFILE COMPONENTS

       Path: To determine your MH directory

EXAMPLES

       The following example sorts all the messages in the folder +meetings: % sortm +meetings The next example sorts messages 10-30 in the folder
       called +test: % sortm +test 10-30

FILES

       The user profile.

SEE ALSO

       folder(1)

																	  sortm(1)

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