Frankly I don't see your problem [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ whereis stat stat: /usr/bin/stat /usr/share/man/man1/stat.1.gz /usr/share/man/man2/stat.2.gz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/stat coreutils: /usr/bin/stat [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ stat workdir/ File: `workdir/' Size: 4096 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 8192 directory Device: 304h/772d Inode: 671748 Links: 4 Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x) Uid: ( 1000/ helios) Gid: ( 1000/ helios) Access: 2003-08-02 08:55:49.000000000 +0200 Modify: 2003-07-21 16:14:04.000000000 +0200 Change: 2003-07-21 16:14:04.000000000 +0200
-> only the date [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ stat -c %y workdir/ 2003-07-21 16:14:04.000000000 +0200 -> modification in seconds after the epoch [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ stat -c %Y workdir/ 1058796844 Can you be more specific about _what_ you actually want ? hth Elie De Brauwer On Saturday 02 August 2003 10:07, David selby wrote: > Hello, > > A while ago someone suggested using the stat command to get modification > times for files etc, ls -al will give the info but I would have to do a > lot of string stripping etc ... > > I have looked up man "stat", confusing ... googled for it, confusing ! > It is not a regular command, ie "stat" on the command line is a no go > though there is a man page for it. > > It appears to be a "pearl" module ? > > OK simple question. In a bash script can I use stat to get modification > times of files ? > If so what is the syntax ? > > Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
