Script to find latest verison of a file in 2 seperate directories

[Joe Bruno]

I'm trying to compare files from 2 different directories. I want a simple script that would produce the file or directory that has the latest timestamp. How can this be done?

Thanks

[Simon Waters_1]

Files can be compared with a simple test statement.

if [ file1 -nt file2 ]
then

fi

Never tried to use it on directories.

If what you are trying to do is quite complex, look at the make command. It isn't just for making programs.

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Try this command: "find . -name filename -atime -n"

Read online manual for find.

Cheers!

[Paul Bouchie]

Create a file with the desired time stamp ( time_stamp ):

# touch -t 200006070000 time_stamp

then:

# find . -newer time_stamp -print

[Scott D. Allen]

the test is [ file1 -nt file2 ]

try this script

fcomp:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
if [ $# -ne 2 ]
then
echo "Error: Usage: fcomp file1 file2"
file1=$1
file2=$2

if [ $file1 -nt $file2 ]
then
echo "$file1 is newer than $file2"
fi