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Old 08-17-2006
Question Showing Last Updated Time
Hi,

I've got a question. How do I show the last updated time?

Whenever I do any of the following:
ls -l
ls -lu
ls -lt
I get the creation time.

I need the modification/last update time. I'm FTP'ing a file to a different server. I'd like to know when the FTP is completed.
# 2  
Old 08-17-2006
Check your man pages for the modified time:

Code:
     -c       Uses time of last modification of the i-node  (file
              created,  mode  changed,  and so forth) for sorting
              (-t) or printing (-l or -n).

ls -lc should probably work; If I recall correctly though, there may be different variations of 'ls' depending on your distribution.

- John
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Old 08-17-2006
Quote:
ls -l
ls -lu
ls -lt
I get the creation time.
creation time of a file cannot be displayed, as it is not stored anywhere.

Only the modified time and access time can be displayed

modification time with -l option
access time with -u option (with -l option)
 
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