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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In reply to Re^2: How to Know how much old my file is by Anonymous Monk
in thread How to Know how much old my file is by ravi45722

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