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bash documentation patch for test's -nt and -ot operators
From: |
Paul Eggert |
Subject: |
bash documentation patch for test's -nt and -ot operators |
Date: |
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:48:21 -0800 (PST) |
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: sparc
OS: solaris2.8
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='sparc'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='solaris2.8' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='sparc-sun-solaris2.8'
-DCONF_VENDOR='sun' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -g
-O2 -Wall -W -Wno-sign-compare -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes
-Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-noreturn -Wmissing-format-attribute
uname output: SunOS sic.twinsun.com 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc
SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-Engine
Machine Type: sparc-sun-solaris2.8
Bash Version: 2.05a
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release
Description:
The "-ot" and "-nt" operators of the "test" command has
behavior that is not documented when files do not exist.
Repeat-By:
Fix:
2002-02-26 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
* doc/bashref.texi (Bash Conditional Expressions): Document
the case for -ot and -nt when a file operand does not exist.
===================================================================
RCS file: doc/bashref.texi,v
retrieving revision 2.5.1.4.0.1
retrieving revision 2.5.1.4.0.2
diff -pu -r2.5.1.4.0.1 -r2.5.1.4.0.2
--- doc/bashref.texi 2001/11/19 06:00:59 2.5.1.4.0.1
+++ doc/bashref.texi 2002/02/26 23:42:34 2.5.1.4.0.2
@@ -4861,10 +4861,12 @@ True if @var{file} exists and has been m
@item @var{file1} -nt @var{file2}
True if @var{file1} is newer (according to
-modification date) than @var{file2}.
+modification date) than @var{file2},
+or if @var{file1} exists and @var{file2} does not.
@item @var{file1} -ot @var{file2}
-True if @var{file1} is older than @var{file2}.
+True if @var{file1} is older than @var{file2},
+or if @var{file2} exists and @var{file1} does not.
@item @var{file1} -ef @var{file2}
True if @var{file1} and @var{file2} have the same device and
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