---
name: "newer"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-metapost"
version: "2007.dfsg.2-4+lenny3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/newer"
---

# newer(1)

compare file modification times

## NAME

newer - compare file modification times

## SYNOPSIS

**newer** \[*option*\] *src1* \[  *src2 ... srcN* \]  *target*

## DESCRIPTION

Exit successfully if files *src1 ... srcN* exist and at least one of them is not older than *target*. Also exit successfully if *target* doesn't exist.

## OPTIONS

**newer** accepts the following options:

- **--help**

  Print help message and exit.

- **--quiet, -q**

  Do not print any output, including error messages.

- **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

- **--verbose, -v**

  List missing source files.  This is the default.