test(1): Add information about replacing -nt/-ot.

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Jilles Tjoelker 2013-05-31 22:57:04 +00:00
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@ -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