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910614 - what does -M mean?

 


hamidi
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Sep 4, 2012, 3:53 AM

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910614 - what does -M mean? Can't Post
and may be used before what kind of variables (variables of what kind of values, int, string, etc.)?
it must be similar to -f, right?


rovf
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Sep 4, 2012, 5:58 AM

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Re: [hamidi] 910614 - what does -M mean? [In reply to] Can't Post
This information is a bit hidden in the docs. Have a look at

perldoc perlfunc

and grep for

-X


Laurent_R
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Sep 4, 2012, 10:48 AM

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Re: [hamidi] 910614 - what does -M mean? [In reply to] Can't Post
In which context?

In a Boolean context before a file name, it returns the file last modification time. At the command line, it does import a module.


hamidi
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Sep 4, 2012, 8:19 PM

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Re: [Laurent_R] 910614 - what does -M mean? [In reply to] Can't Post
thx 4 replying
i found it at perlfunc. as i examined it, it doesn't return the last modification time of the file. if so, it should be the same as what Windows shows in the properties dialog of the file as the last modification time. i found that it's the same as "$^T-the last modification time of the file". then when i multiply it to 24*60*60 this value changes to number of seconds between the last modification time of the file and when the script has begun running.
correct me if i'm wrong.
thx


rovf
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Sep 5, 2012, 1:23 AM

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Re: [Laurent_R] 910614 - what does -M mean? [In reply to] Can't Post
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before a file name, it returns the file last modification time.
From the perldocs:

-M Script start time minus file modification time, in days.


Laurent_R
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Sep 5, 2012, 10:27 AM

Post #6 of 6 (1362 views)
Re: [rovf] 910614 - what does -M mean? [In reply to] Can't Post
Yeah, right, I typed too fast, I meant the time elapsed (in days) between the last time the file was modified and the time the script was started.

 
 


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