You dont actually need the if..fi. Just an improvement over your solution.
Vino
for the solution offered, the short form of the if test statement suffices ... however, the if-then-fi form actually gives you more flexibility when you have complex requirements for the conditions you're testing for ... especially for somebody just starting out on scripting, i would strongly advise scripters to stick to the if-then-fi form until more proficient or unless only looking for a very short script ... the if-then-fi form is also a lot more readily understandable than the short "[cond]" form ...
Hi,
Is anybody can help me to get the file creation date with seconds?
-rw-r--r-- 1 opsc system 422550845 Aug 22 15:41 StatData.20020821
Thanks in advance
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