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Old 05-26-2010
Script to wait until file is updated

Hello,

I need to evaluate (under BASH) if the certain file has been updated or not. If the file still wasn't updated, script should wait. The script picks up the time stamp of the file using command
Code:
OldTimestamp=$(date -r $MyDir/$MyFile)

, but I don't know how to code a waiting loop with new and old time stamps comparision (leaving condition is the timestamps are different).

Would anybody help?
Thanks.

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script-email - Amanda script to send email notifications DESCRIPTION
script-email is an Amanda script implementing the Script API. It should not be run by users directly. It sends a notification email to the addresses specified in the MAILTO property. PROPERTIES
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