Author: jilles Date: Fri May 31 22:57:04 2013 New Revision: 251211 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/251211
Log: test(1): Add information about replacing -nt/-ot. Modified: head/bin/test/test.1 Modified: head/bin/test/test.1 ============================================================================== --- head/bin/test/test.1 Fri May 31 22:55:23 2013 (r251210) +++ head/bin/test/test.1 Fri May 31 22:57:04 2013 (r251211) @@ -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 _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"