>>>>> "Leslie" == Leslie Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Leslie> Michael Chesterton wrote:
Leslie> When I look at the man page for "find", I see that "-atime
Leslie> /n/" means file was last accessed /n/*24 hours ago, while
Leslie> "-ctime /n/" means file's status was last changed /n/*24 hours
Leslie> ago. However, I don't really grasp the significance of that
Leslie> difference for present purposes.

atime: When the file was last read or written to.
ctime: when the inode (metadata) was last changed.  Metadata changes
       that are tracked include file creation, change of ownership,
       change of permissions.


Peter C
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