Quoting Carel Fellinger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Yep, that seems to be the tradition in Open Software Circles anyway, > so be my guest:) I improved a bit on that recepy (better locking):
> | cat >>$FOLDER && touch -m -d "next sec" $FOLDER Thanks - I've had to modify it slightly for a Sun because touch isn't so clever, and it becomes either cat >>$BOX && sleep 2 && touch -m $BOX or, better locking but much worse looking, cat >>$BOX && env TZ=EST touch -m -t `date +%Y%m%d%H%M.%S` $BOX where EST is anywhere west of here. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
