Re: How can I test a file to find out when it was created

Unix has three file modification times for a file. None of them really register when a file was created. They are:

The last modification time
The last access time
The time the inode was last changed (this is probably closest in meaning to "creation time")

You can access these values using stat or thefile test operators (specifically -M, -A and -C).

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Re: How can I test a file to find out when it was created by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Oct 02, 2002 at 09:50 UTC
The time the inode was last changed (this is probably closest in meaning to "creation time" Considering that the inode changes even if you change the access rights, I wouldn't make that claim. Abigail	[reply]