UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi All,

Am trying to get a command which gives the "date + time" that a file was edited.

I cant use "ls -l" because it fails to get me the "time stamp" of files that were edited more than 6 months ago...commands like "stat" "ctime" etc aren't available on my server and I can't install them either due to lack of admin rights...

Somebody please help!

Code:

du -a --time

Thanks for the quick reply Yinyuemi.

However, I get the following error while trying to use this command --
>du -t --time XYZ.gnt
du: invalid file system type --time

Am I missing something?

try:

Code:

du --time yourfile
 
 
du -a --time ## can list all the files and dirs

Nope...still didnt work...getting this error now..

>du -a --time
du: illegal option -- -
usage: du [-a|-s] [-kbrx] [-H|-L] [-t type] [name ...]


i think ive tried all the different variants..checked the man page of du...which has no mention about time-stamp etc

Is there any other way?

For the benefit of those who have been posting Linux or GNU versions of commands and add-ons, HP-UX is a fairly normal unix. Mentioning the exact version of HP-UX always helps.

When a file is more than 6-months old it is not possible to display the "updated" timestamp in HP-UX (or umpteen standard unix variants) with a basic "ls" command.

The exact timestamp is still there in the inode. If you need the value it is available through a custom "C" program or downloadable add-ons (I have read you post).

Reading between the lines please bear in mind that the unix "find" command is very powerful when looking for files of a given age. Processing the output from "ls" is hard work.

Bottom line: What are you trying to do? What did you try? What went wrong?

See this thread: https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...timestamp.html