$ zgrep -A3 '%A%p' /usr/share/info/find.info.gz newest=$(find subdir -newer timestamp -printf "%A%p\n" | sort -n | tail -1 | cut -d: -f2- )
is taken from findutil's (4.4.2-4) documentation. It doesn't work here: $ mkdir -v subdir mkdir: created directory `subdir' $ touch subdir/file $ find subdir -printf "%A%p\n" %p %p $ find subdir -printf "%A\n" %\n%\n$ I think the documentation's example assumes "%A\n" is supposed to print time information as is. While, in fact, there must be a modifier after the 'A'. Does find subdir -printf "%A\n" print time information for you? Am I right that the documentation's example assume it should work as is? Does the example also bad with respect to "%p"? If so, what is the correct formatting? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1332987136.79855.yahoomailclas...@web120705.mail.ne1.yahoo.com