02-28-2012
It is not really possible to do that without making some assumptions
1. first time file is wirtten - ctime of the file is one minute (or less) then file mtime
2. any file mtime more than one minute later than file ctime has been modified again.
That is the limit. Assuming that meets your needs what OS and shell are you using?
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TIME(3F) TIME(3F)
NAME
time, ctime, ltime, gmtime - return system time
SYNOPSIS
integer function time()
character*(*) function ctime (stime)
integer stime
subroutine ltime (stime, tarray)
integer stime, tarray(9)
subroutine gmtime (stime, tarray)
integer stime, tarray(9)
DESCRIPTION
Time returns the time since 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970, measured in seconds. This is the value of the UNIX system clock.
Ctime converts a system time to a 24 character ASCII string. The format is described under ctime(3). No 'newline' or NULL will be
included.
Ltime and gmtime disect a UNIX time into month, day, etc., either for the local time zone or as GMT. The order and meaning of each element
returned in tarray is described under ctime(3).
FILES
/usr/lib/libU77.a
SEE ALSO
ctime(3), itime(3F), idate(3F), fdate(3F)
4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 15, 1985 TIME(3F)