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From: mjf@mjm.mjm.com (Mark Fresolone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Comparing modified times of files
Message-ID: <930001@mjm.mjm.com>
Date: 16 Mar 91 10:01:54 GMT
References: <SCOTTP.91Mar8093523@bwdlh504.bnr.ca>
Organization: Melillo Consulting, Somerset, NJ
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	ls -t file1 file2 | line	# returns newest
	ls -rt file1 file2 | line	# returns oldest

Mark Fresolone
Melillo Consulting/MJM Software
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