File Date

Midnite has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to pull the 'date modified' from the file I use in a script. I found on way, but I need to use Date::Manip;.

But, since I am not the admin, it may not be possible. Is there another way I can get? Or, does anyone know how to convert the epoch seconds to a real value, easily readable?

Joseph A. Ruffino
Automated Systems Assistant
Gail Borden Public Library District
270 N. Grove Ave
Elgin, Il, 60120
847-742-2411 x5986
jruffino@nsls.info

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Re: File Date by sweetblood (Prior) on Jul 29, 2004 at 22:14 UTC
check out perldoc -f localtime HTH Sweetblood	[reply]
Re^2: File Date by Anonymous Monk on Jun 05, 2014 at 09:38 UTC
Concerning same subject, I'm looking for a way to compare 2 versions of a same file locatted in different folders just by using common Perl libraries. What is the best way from your advice? BR, Stephane	[reply]
Re^3: File Date by choroba (Cardinal) on Jun 05, 2014 at 09:40 UTC
I've used Algorithm::Diff successfully for tracking changes in files. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re: File Date by Limbic~Region (Chancellor) on Jul 29, 2004 at 22:30 UTC
Midnite, You can use POSIX 'strftime';, which is part of the core. Chances are, print scalar localtime( timestamp ); will be sufficient. FWIW - perldoc -f stat since you seem to be asking two questions, how to get the modified stamp and then format it. Cheers - L~R	[reply]
Re^2: File Date by Midnite (Acolyte) on Jul 30, 2004 at 15:06 UTC
L~R, Thank you very much. I learned more today. I am not new to perl, but, gladly, I am still leraning it. Though this one as my boss says, is way 'geeky' ;) Joseph A. Ruffino Automated Systems Assistant Gail Borden Public Library District 270 N. Grove Ave Elgin, Il, 60120 847-742-2411 x367 jruffino@nsls.info	[reply]