Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!crdgw1!barnett From: barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: Comparing modified times of files Message-ID: Date: 10 Mar 91 11:47:55 GMT References: <1991Mar8.225803.8397@b15.ingr.com> Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: barnett@crdgw1.ge.com Distribution: comp Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady, NY Lines: 5 In-reply-to: rob@b15.ingr.com's message of 8 Mar 91 22:58:03 GMT oldest=`ls -rt file1 file2 | head -1` newest=`ls -t file1 file2 | head -1` -- Bruce G. Barnett barnett@crd.ge.com uunet!crdgw1!barnett