Re: Comparing file properties

Why are you not simply using the -M -A or -C file test operators which return directly the age of the file in days (and fractions of days)? It seems that's doing exactly what you need.

-M : last modification

-A : last access

-c : last inode change

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Re^2: Comparing file properties by mcoblentz (Scribe) on Jun 27, 2013 at 00:44 UTC
Well, that is exactly what I am looking for. -M it is! Thank you!	[reply]
Re^3: Comparing file properties by kcott (Archbishop) on Jun 27, 2013 at 08:08 UTC
The documentation for the file test operators is in perlfunc under -X, which can be a little tricky to track down unless you were specifically looking for the `-X` operator. Alternatively, from the commandline, it's a little easier (although these still all take you the the same doco): `$ perldoc -f -M $ perldoc -f -A $ perldoc -f -C $ perldoc -f -X` [download] -- Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]