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isnewerthan
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Prototype: isnewerthan(newer, older)
Return type: boolean
Description: Returns whether the file newer
is newer (modified later)
than the file older
.
This function compares the modification time (mtime) of the files, referring to changes of content only.
Arguments:
Example:
Prepare:
touch -t '200102031234.56' /tmp/earlier
touch -t '200202031234.56' /tmp/later
Run:
body common control
{
bundlesequence => { "example" };
}
bundle agent example
{
classes:
"do_it" and => { isnewerthan("/tmp/later","/tmp/earlier"), "cfengine" };
reports:
do_it::
"/tmp/later is older than /tmp/earlier";
}
Output:
R: /tmp/later is older than /tmp/earlier
See Also: accessedbefore()
, changedbefore()