On 2005-01-20 Wakko Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andreas Metzler wrote:
[...]
> > $ find -mmin +0 -or -printf "File generated in future: %p%n"
> > File generated in future: ./tomorrow

> I didn't think about +0, however, it's not quite obvious though.
> Actually, I was hoping for a way to see if a file was way off in the
> future  Like say in 2007 or so.

I wouldn't know how to do that.

> It's not a big deal which is why it's wishlist.

I'll forward it, seems to be a valid request. The most interesting
problem is probably how to specify this on the commandline, as the
obvious candidate -mtime -x is already taken.

> I have often wanted a way to specify seconds as well.

Wishlist request #2. ;-) I assume you want something like in FreeBSD
(check the description of -atime in
<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=find>).

> Like before/after $date.

Wishlist request#3. -newerXY with Y=t, as in
<http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=find>.
              cu andreas
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