UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Unix sed needs a ; before a }
If the list is already sorted you don,t need another sort.
Another solution

Code:

awk 'p; /ORDERS.bmk/ {p=1}'

the list is sorted but not always sure

You do not need any intermediate list, sorted or not. This can easily be done with "find". First, create a "reference file" with the timestamp you want to use as a cut, for instance:

Code:

touch 10111213 /some/reference/file

will create the file "/some/reference/file" with the time stamp "Oct. 11th, 12:13"

Then use "find" with the "-newer" clause:

Code:

find /home/date/orders -type f -newer /some/reference/file -print

This will show all files newer (that is, with a time stamp more recent) than the reference file. You can also reverse the search and get all files older than the reference:

Code:

find /home/date/orders -type f ! -newer /some/reference/file -print

If you want an exhaustive file list replace "-print" by "-ls", which will show the files in the format of "ls -ails". See the man page for "find" for details.

I hope this helps.

bakunin