newer1
Compare file modification times
Usage
newer [option]
src1
[src2 ...
srcN]
target
Overview
Exit successfully if files src1 ... srcN exist and at least one of them is not older than target. Also exit successfully if target doesn't exist.
Options
newer accepts the following options:
-
--help -
Print help message and exit.
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--quiet, -q -
Do not print any output, including error messages.
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--version -
Print version information and exit.
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--verbose, -v -
List missing source files. This is the default.
Releases
7 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 5 times.
--quiet since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
--verbose since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-q since Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-v since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).