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Old 09-26-2008
Comparing time in unix

Hi All,
i have two variables with date/time in the following format:
07/09/08 02:38:32 (mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss).

I need to do a comparison to find latest one.

Can anyone please help me?



Regards,
G1
# 2  
Old 09-26-2008
Well converted to numeric, you would ony have to take the biggest value:
Code:
aco:/home/vbe/wks $ echo "07/09/08 02:38:32"|sed  's/\///g;s/ //;s/\://g'
070908023832

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Old 09-26-2008
Thanks sir!
 
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