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06-26-2012
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Who created a file?
Hi!Can somebody tell me what command can I use to find who created a file,please?
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06-26-2012
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ls -l ?
Its owner is probably who created it. If it's not, you're out of luck. |
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06-28-2012
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Ok.Thanks.I know.But ls -l returns a loong list and it's difficult to search my file there and see how created it.I was hoping there was an easiest way to find the owner.Somebody?
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06-28-2012
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Read the post in the thread below mine.
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06-28-2012
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Code:
ls -l your_file_name_here |
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06-28-2012
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On Unix/Linux, in general, you cannot determine who created a file. All you can find out is who is the present owner of the file.
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