svn commit: r251211 - head/bin/test

[Jilles Tjoelker]

Author: jilles
Date: Fri May 31 22:57:04 2013
New Revision: 251211
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/251211

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

Modified:
  head/bin/test/test.1

Modified: head/bin/test/test.1
==============================================================================
--- head/bin/test/test.1	Fri May 31 22:55:23 2013	(r251210)
+++ head/bin/test/test.1	Fri May 31 22:57:04 2013	(r251211)
@@ -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