When I list a directory with
ls -al
I get many files with a date of Dec 2001.
If I use ls -al --time=ctime or --time=atime or --time=status I get a
variety of newer dates, but nothing with Dec 2001. What time is being
shown with ls -al ?
Thanks,
Joel
On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 12:25:27PM -0500, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> >From Info:find
>
> Time
> ====
>
> Each file has three time stamps, which record the last time that certain
> operations were performed on the file:
>
> 1. access (read the file's contents)
>
> 2. change the status (modify the file or its attributes)
>
> 3. modify (change the file's contents)
>
> You can search for files whose time stamps are within a certain age
> range, or compare them to other time stamps.
>
> Cheers
>
> mike
>
> On Wednesday 01 October 2003 09:21 pm, you wrote:
> > Can someone point me to documentation on file times?
> >
> > I am a bit confused regarding this subject (ctime, atime, and the rest).
> >
> > My hope is to find a time that is set when the file is created but which
> > is not changed even if the file is modified.
> >
> > Joel
> >
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