> st_atime is the date/time the file was last accessed. > Nobody has yet suggested using this information Karl. ls > will report st_atime if you use the -u option "ls -lu". > Presumably "u" is for "used" since "-a" was already > allocated a meaning.
And since this is basically useless information and requires a write every time someone so much as looks at a file, the "noatime" option is typically used as a mount option on systems that support it. If you run any kind of production linux or solaris server, it can help you eke out a small performance gain (<10%). Though you have to watch out for backup products that may use that value (legato?) and HSM software that tries to move infrequently accessed files to near-line storage. http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap6sec73.html ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
