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Asked: 2026-05-24T08:58:45+00:00

What does -nt do for this case? LOG_DIR_PATH=/home/users/chinboon/test-chinboon/logs/sandbox1 do if [ $i -nt ${LOG_DIR_PATH}/test

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What does -nt do for this case?

LOG_DIR_PATH=/home/users/chinboon/test-chinboon/logs/sandbox1

do if [ $i -nt ${LOG_DIR_PATH}/test ]
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  1. Editorial Team

    The -nt flag checks if file $i has a more recent modification date than file ${LOG_DIR_PATH}/test.

    See man 1 test for all available flags.

    I am pointing you to man test since

    if [ $i -nt ${LOG_DIR_PATH}/test ]; then
   # SOMETHING
fi

    is a shorthand for

    if test $i -nt ${LOG_DIR_PATH}/test; then
   # SOMETHING
fi
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