Re: File dtae comparison

[Andreas Schwab]

trojan30 <trojan30@comcast.net> writes:

> I will change a file's modificaion date every hour (using touch).  I need to
> check this file every hour to make sure a large program is running (the
> program has many modules that can stop -- not just one job to look for).  If
> the file was not modified last hour, I want to send an email out to the
> programmer.  Any suggestions on the best way to do this?

if test -n "$(find stampfile -mmin +60)"; then
  alarm
fi

Andreas.

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