From a5efad6f0daf8eba30423c16b4d1d95716ea78f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jilles Tjoelker Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 22:57:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] test(1): Add information about replacing -nt/-ot. --- bin/test/test.1 | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/bin/test/test.1 b/bin/test/test.1 index 56ced83eb861..136ee5724fdf 100644 --- a/bin/test/test.1 +++ b/bin/test/test.1 @@ -331,6 +331,20 @@ missing. .It >1 An error occurred. .El +.Sh EXAMPLES +Implement +.Li test FILE1 -nt FILE2 +using only +.Tn POSIX +functionality: +.Pp +.Dl test -n \&"$(find -L -- FILE1 -prune -newer FILE2 2>/dev/null)\&" +.Pp +This can be modified using non-standard +.Xr find 1 +primaries like +.Cm -newerca +to compare other timestamps. .Sh COMPATIBILITY For compatibility with some other implementations, the @@ -341,7 +355,9 @@ with the same meaning. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr builtin 1 , .Xr expr 1 , +.Xr find 1 , .Xr sh 1 , +.Xr stat 1 , .Xr symlink 7 .Sh STANDARDS The