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8.1 File Timestamps

Every file on Linux has three timestamps: the access timestamp (atime) is the last time the file was read, the modified timestamp (mtime) is the last time the file contents were modified, and the changed timestamp (ctime) is the last time metadata about the file was changed.

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8.1 File Timestamps

Every file on Linux has three timestamps: the access timestamp (atime) is the last time the file was read, the modified timestamp (mtime) is the last time the file contents were modified, and the changed timestamp (ctime) is the last time metadata about the file was changed.

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File Timestamps

Every file on Linux has three timestamps:


1. The access timestamp or atime is the last time the file was read (ls -lu)
2. The modified timestamp or mtime is the last time the contents of the file was modified
(ls -l, ls -lt)
3. The changed timestamp ctime is the last time when some metadata related to the file
was changed (ls -lc)

Master Linux Administration


By Andrei Dumitrescu

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