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Old 07-29-2011
Need Modification Time of a file

Hi all,

I need the modification time of a file on a particular day say 3 days before.

I just don't want the last modification time. I need all the modification times on a particualar day.

Is there anyway to do it? Kindly help. Could anyone tell me where the modification time is stored?

I am using HP-UX.

Thanks in Advance !!!
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Old 07-29-2011
AFAIK, you will not be able to get modification times, just last modification time (mtime in find).

If you want to check how many times files was modified in time interval, you have some choices :

1. Write a code to monitor if files changes (shell or C) and creates log file.
2. The app/user/whatever is changing the file will need to copy the file or code wise write somewhere that it will change it.
 
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