-nt file test operator in bash
File based condition for
if statements in bash
Condition:
[ newerfile -nt olderfile ]Description:
newerfile was changed more recently than olderfile, or if newerfile exists and olderfile doesn’t.
Example:
if [ file1.txt -nt file2.txt ]; then
echo "file1.txt is newer than file2.txt;"
fi