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Name: spikey
Date: August 2, 2003 at 20:25:03 Pacific
OS: UNIX
CPU/Ram: Intel
Comment:

I always get true for the following if condition. I am probably stating the condition in a wrong way. Can some help me fix the if condition.
The following is the script I use. Platform is Unix.

#!/bin/bash
if [ $"(find /myfiles/program1 -newer program2)" ];then
{
echo "Older";
}
else
{
echo "Newer";
}
fi



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Response Number 1
Name: nails
Date: August 3, 2003 at 12:19:27 Pacific
Reply:

Hi:

eliminate the double quotes:

if [ $(find a.sh -newer check.ftp) ];then

Regards,

Nails


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Response Number 2
Name: WilliamRobertson
Date: August 3, 2003 at 14:04:29 Pacific
Reply:

And the brackets if you feel like it:

if find a.sh -newer check.ftp >&-
then



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Response Number 3
Name: ArnoldF
Date: August 3, 2003 at 17:11:09 Pacific
Reply:

on linux, test(1) includes
FILE1 -nt FILE2
FILE1 is newer (modification date) than FILE2

man test - if OK:
if [ a.sh -nt check.ftp ]
then


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Response Number 4
Name: Frank
Date: August 4, 2003 at 00:10:24 Pacific
Reply:

otherwise you should use the file name variable indicator.

find . -name "file" -newer "file2"

Cheers Frank


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Response Number 5
Name: spikey
Date: August 4, 2003 at 18:34:51 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you guys, I tried the -nt method and it works fine for me.


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