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Old 09-30-2008
how to use if statement in ksh script

Hi,
I need to compare two variables using if condition and i am not sure if am right or wrong. My code is like :

if ["$filetime" = "$time"]
then
echo "new file"
else
echo "old file and remove it"
fi
where both variables contain time : filetime contains the time when a file was last modified say 11:23 and time is the current system time say 11:41 . please can anybody fix my code and tell me how to compare these two variables
Many Thanks in Advance
# 2  
Old 09-30-2008
You need a single space between [ and "$filetime". You also need a space preceding the closing bracket and "$time". Otherwise it's fine.
# 3  
Old 09-30-2008
Hi otheus,
Thank u so much ....it's working now....
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