Re^2: How to Know how much old my file is

is better to use Perl functions when they are! ...Be aware of do not using the module: see Problem with file::stat and Re: File date.

stat is like readdir, its low level, not very memorable, and easy to forget to do your own error checking

Path::Tiny makes life very conveniently memorable and brings in File::stat

$ perl -le " print scalar gmtime( ( stat shift )[9] ) "
Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970

$ perl -le " print scalar gmtime( ( stat shift )[9] ) " .
Tue Sep 15 07:20:27 2015

$ perl -le " print scalar gmtime( ( stat shift )[9] ) " ..
Fri May 29 06:13:23 2009

$ perl -le "use Path::Tiny; print scalar gmtime( path( shift )->stat->
+mtime ) "
Path::Tiny paths require defined, positive-length parts at -e line 1.

$ perl -le "use Path::Tiny; print scalar gmtime( path( shift )->stat->
+mtime ) " .
Tue Sep 15 07:20:27 2015

$ perl -le "use Path::Tiny; print scalar gmtime( path( shift )->stat->
+mtime ) " ..
Fri May 29 06:13:23 2009
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Re^3: How to Know how much old my file is by Discipulus (Canon) on Sep 15, 2015 at 07:53 UTC
yes you are somehow right. I just not explored yet the possibility of using Path::Tiny even if i have eard very well about it. Anyway i do not dislike the use of low levels: they are the foundamentals, usefull to know and understand, imho. `perl -e "print scalar localtime((stat $ARGV[0])[9])" . Mon Jul 27 09:30:25 2015` [download] L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: How to Know how much old my file is
by Discipulus (Canon) on Sep 15, 2015 at 07:53 UTC

perl -e "print scalar localtime((stat $ARGV[0])[9])" .
Mon Jul 27 09:30:25 2015
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There are no rules, there are no thumbs..
Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.

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