#!/bin/sh stale="0" for f in *.cfg; do f="$(basename "$f")" for g in $(find . -maxdepth 2 -name "$f" -or -name "common_logging") ; do if [ "$f" -ot "$g" ]; then stale="1" echo "$f older than $g" fi done done if [ "$stale" = "1" ]; then echo "Stale configs. Hit enter to continue anyway." read ok_to_continue fi