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Unix file creation date

pierho Posted messages 23 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I would like to know what the command is to see the creation date under Unix? If that’s possible, of course?

I know that "ls -l" displays a date but it’s the modification date.

Thanks for your help
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dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 659
 
hello
ls -lc shows the creation date if no chown, chmod, or chgrp has been performed since
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vignemail1 Posted messages 1262 Status Contributor 259
 
ls -c
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Answer 3 / 6
pierho Posted messages 23 Status Member
 
Hello,

I had already found this command on various forums but this one doesn’t display any date for me.

Here is the result when I run ls -c:

EntitiesStructures.dat logs smit.log topas.error
dead.letter nmon smit.script vpd.properties
dsmerror.log pseaf_23062006.txt smit.transaction workspace
index.html sendmail.cf temp
jspSesameNet sh_history.old testnico.log
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dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 659
 
ls -lc
you need the l (lowercase L) to display the dates
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pierho Posted messages 23 Status Member
 
Here is the response to your command:

Ls -lc
ksh: Ls: not found.
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jipicy Posted messages 40842 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 898 > pierho Posted messages 23 Status Member
 
ls -lc

with lowercase letters!

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dubcek Posted messages 18627 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 659
 
sorry, the L slipped out, it’s ls -lc
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Answer 6 / 6
iorireda3
 
For me, the creation date is the date of the last modification.
I will search by inode maybe it's stored somewhere.

See you later
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zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
 
Hi,

See answer #2.

Otherwise, you can't retrieve the creation date of a file under Unix/Linux, and the information isn't stored anywhere, it's outrageous but that's how it is ;-(
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