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Compare File Dates

  
import java.io.File;

public class CompareFileDates {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get the timestamp from file 1
    String f1 = "run.bat";
    long d1 = new File(f1).lastModified();

    // Get the timestamp from file 2
    String f2 = "build.xml";
    long d2 = new File(f2).lastModified();

    String relation;
    if (d1 == d2)
      relation = "the same age as";
    else if (d1 < d2)
      relation = "older than";
    else
      relation = "newer than";
    System.out.println(f1 + " is " + relation + ' ' + f2);
  }
}

           
         
    
  








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