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     NEWER(1)                                                 NEWER(1)

     NAME
          newer - test file modification dates

     SYNOPSIS
          newer file1 file2

     DESCRIPTION
          Newer yields a zero return code if file1 exists and file2
          does not, or if file1 and file2 both exist and file1's modi-
          fication time is at least as recent as that of file2. It
          yields a non-zero return code otherwise.