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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 21:47:50 -0500
From: sl@stanleylieber.com
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Subject: Re: [9front] mtime(1) vs deeply nested directories
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>> both directories 2019/ and 2019/12/ already existed before 2019/03/
>> and 2019/05/ were created.
>
> Without this part, everything makes sense, so...  is it possible
that
> this is not actually the case?
>
> On what date did you create the 2019/12 directory if not Dec 3?  Why
> would you have created it before the 2019/12/03 directory?  I would
> have thought it would have been created immediately prior to the
> 2019/12/03 directory, e.g.  via mkdir -p 2019/12/03.

i have inadvertantly misrepresented the facts.  you are right, 2019/
was created in exactly the way you describe.  i mistakenly believed
there were prior directories in 2019/.

so, it all makes sense.

thanks.

sl