Re: public-domain implementation of V8 "newer"

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From: Moderator, John Quarterman
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1986 01:37

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From: gwyn@brl.arpa (VLD/VMB) (Douglas A. Gwyn)
Date:     Thu, 6 Nov 86 18:48:26 EST

The 8th Ed. UNIX manual says that a zero return code is returned if
the first file's mod time is AT LEAST AS RECENT as the second's (as
well as under other circumstances).  I take this to mean that in case
of an exact tie, the first file is considered "newer" than the second.
I don't know why it's specified this way.

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Subject: Re:  public-domain implementation of V8 "newer"
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