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Re: time glob qualifiers



Phew.

Index: Doc/Zsh/expn.yo
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RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Doc/Zsh/expn.yo,v
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -r1.84 expn.yo
--- Doc/Zsh/expn.yo	13 Dec 2007 20:52:56 -0000	1.84
+++ Doc/Zsh/expn.yo	13 Dec 2007 21:47:47 -0000
@@ -2076,8 +2076,14 @@
 value (tt(PLUS())var(n)).  Optional unit specifiers `tt(M)', `tt(w)',
 `tt(h)', `tt(m)' or `tt(s)' (e.g. `tt(ah5)') cause the check to be
 performed with months (of 30 days), weeks, hours, minutes or seconds
-instead of days, respectively.  For instance, `tt(echo *(ah-5))' would
-echo files accessed within the last five hours.
+instead of days, respectively.
+
+Any fractional part of the difference between the access time and the
+current part in the appropriate units is ignored in the comparison.  For
+instance, `tt(echo *(ah-5))' would echo files accessed within the last
+five hours, while `tt(echo *(ah+5))' would echo files accessed at least
+six hours ago, as times strictly between five and six hours are treated
+as five hours.
 )
 item(tt(m)[tt(Mwhms)][tt(-)|tt(PLUS())]var(n))(
 like the file access qualifier, except that it uses the file modification


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Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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