[X-Unix] shell scripting

Brian P. Minnebo brian at minnebo.net
Fri Jan 16 07:52:21 PST 2004


> 
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 10:45:23AM +0000, Stroller wrote:
> 
> > Yes, but that only copies files which are named. I'd work on the basis 
> > that you want to copy EVERY file in somefolder into backupfolder - so 
> > that if someone saves a new file to somefolder, that get's backed up, 
> > too.
> 
> Would explain how you can have a file that is not named?

I think he mis-understood the find given in the example.  It prints all files newer than the timestamp file.

He probably thought it only printed the named file.

Brian
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