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Old 10-20-2010
Reg file modified time
Hi,

I have modified one file today. So if i give `ls -lrt filename` command it will show the current modified time.

But i wanted to know what is the previous modified time for this file

Is there any way to find this

Thanks,
Puni
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Old 10-20-2010
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Originally Posted by puni
Is there any way to find this
No, there isn't. There is only a field for one (the last) modification time.

As it is this information (along with some other info, like last access time, time of the original creation, etc.) is stored in a filesystem structure called "inode". If you search for "inode information" or similar you probably find a long list of hits with more detailed information about it.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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Old 10-20-2010
Hi bakunin,

Thank you. I got the inode information. But how can i trace the hits with the inode #

Thanks,
Puni

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Can anyone please help me on this

Thanks,
Puni
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Old 10-21-2010
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Originally Posted by puni
Thank you. I got the inode information. But how can i trace the hits with the inode #
You can't. The inode number is just a number identifying the inode, nothing more. You might want to read some introduction to Unix filesystem mechanics, like this or this for an introduction.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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