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muralimunna 05-03-2012 04:21 AM
Date comparisons ...
 
how can i compore date in linux....using timestamps

muralimunna 05-03-2012 04:22 AM
how can i compare 10/01/2009 with current date

chrism01 05-03-2012 07:15 PM
Read this to see how to get current date in required format http://linux.die.net/man/1/date, then split each string using either bash built-ins or eg cut or awk and compare each field separately.

Show us your code if you get stuck.

jlinkels 05-03-2012 10:18 PM
Comparing dates is best done using timestamps. Refer to the man page chrism01 gave you. Convert a date to a time stamp and do the arithmetic.

jlinkels


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