Code snippet requested, so here's a bit:
$file = "\/etc\/hosts";
$t1 = -A $file;
$t2 = stat( $file );

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The stat() call seems to reset not only its own clock, but also the clock used by -A; it also reads its own calling as a file access.

After the stat() call, which returns "right now" as its own answer, any calls to the -A return zero days--an indication to me that stat() has reset the clock.

I don't know if it matters--though it probably does--but this is all being attempted on a UNIX system.

Thanks again!
Deane

Edited - Steve_p removed BR tags from inside the code

In reply to More on Stat() vs -A by Dismas

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