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Re: How to compare time of last file modification?


From: Barry Margolin
Subject: Re: How to compare time of last file modification?
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:48:07 -0400
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In article <mailman.3833.1341163416.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Is there a reason to prefer time-less-p or the custom-made solutions
> over file-newer-than-file-p?

file-newer-than-file-p is only applicable when you're comparing two 
files.  If you're comparing a file's modification time to some other 
time, then you need to use time-less-p.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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