Comparing modified times of files
Stuart Poulin
stuart at amc-gw.amc.com
Sat Mar 23 03:08:04 AEST 1991
In article <930001 at mjm.mjm.com> mjf at mjm.mjm.com (Mark Fresolone) writes:
>
> ls -t file1 file2 | line # returns newest
> ls -rt file1 file2 | line # returns oldest
>
>Mark Fresolone
>Melillo Consulting/MJM Software
>908-873-0075/Fax 908-873-2250
>mjf at mjm.com, rutgers!mjm!mjf
Or if you don't have "line":
ls -t file1 file2 | (read XX; echo $XX) # returns newest
ls -rt file1 file2 | (read XX; echo $XX) # returns oldest
stuart at amc.com
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