Questions tagged [stat]
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How do I find the creation time of a file?
I need to find the creation time of a file, when I read some articles about this issue, all mentioned that there is no solution (like Site1, Site2).
When I tried the stat command, it states Birth: -.
So how can I find the creation time of a file?
nux
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What is the difference between Modify and Change in stat output
What is the difference between Modify and Change in stat output? When I run this command:
stat myfile
I am getting two lines with identical timestamps:
Modify: 2015-03-24 12:34:56.12345678
Change: 2015-03-24 12:34:56.12345678
What is the deal?
AlexC
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When is Birth Date for a file actually used?
When I type the following:
$ IFS=$'\n'; arr=( $(stat "/bin/bash") ); for i in ${arr[@]} ; do echo $i ; done
File: '/bin/bash'
Size: 1037528 Blocks: 2032 IO Block: 4096 regular file
Device: 823h/2083d Inode: 656086 Links:…
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory - File Exists
I am one of a few people managing a gaming server. The Server is currently running Ubuntu 14.04, which was installed just 3 weeks ago.
Everything was running fine until a few days ago, we've had a few issues. I suspect someone hacked into our SSH…
D3_JMultiply
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Default number of links for directory?
I know that hard link can not point to directories but when i create an empty directory and execute stat command for it
links=2 ,I search for symbolic links
There is not another link. why for directory the default numbers of links=2?
Sinoosh
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Sort files in directory by creation date (Birth)
In my Downloads folder I have a lot of files. I need to arrange them according to the following criteria:
they shall be arranged by type;
files of the same type shall be listed one after the other by creation date, or alternatively according to the…
Mohammad Reza Rezwani
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Getting "unable to stat //bundle (No such file or directory)" even though the file exists
I'm hoping this is just a problem with my not understanding how the $PATH variable works. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04. I'm trying to run rails through a unicorn server. I have the below configuration for my unicorn server
# Change parameters below to…
Dave
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Nautilus calling stat/file on all directory entries
I am writing a paper and I need to confirm something that is pretty obvious to me but I haven't seen the code that would authoritatively tell me that this is how it works.
When I open a folder in Nautilus, does it call stat syscall and file command…
ArekBulski
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What does mean the second field of sadf`s output?
When you use sadf to make a report from sysstat's datafile, the following lines will be shown:
ncm 3 2015-05-11 03:57:15 UTC all %%user 0.08
ncm 3 2015-05-11 03:57:15 UTC all %%nice 0.00
ncm 3 2015-05-11…
SuB
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Can a directory's mtime be older than that of file inside?
I have this very silly and very basic question but I thought better to ask before I start pruning my NAS.
I want to delete all directories in which all files are older than 30 days.
For files I could have done:
find /path/to/files* -mtime +30 -exec…
dragosrsupercool
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what does a STAT of I mean for ps -aux? "I" does not appear on the man page
ps -aux | grep "I<"
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? I< 16:15 0:00 [kworker/0:0H]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? I< 16:15 0:00 [mm_percpu_wq]
root 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? I< 16:15 0:00…
john hanna
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I can copy a file using cp, but trying to use sendfax returns cannot stat file.
As the title says, using Raspberry pi, and Raspbian, I am trying to configure a faxing server that basically reads a file from a CIFS share and sends it using hylafax. If the file is stored locally, it works, but if I try to access file directly…
rjasmin
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How to copy date created to date modified ubuntu 22.04
I am using ubuntu 22.04 LTS and I want to know if the date created on ubuntu can be copied to date modified? I think I've read that the date created on ubuntu isn't actually the date created even though the label 'date created' is in Nautilus,…
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why doesnt this bash script get all the files?
I have a large folder with subfolders of pdf files. I want to get all the pdf files (290 of them) and get them into one directory. (I thought that would be simple.) so that I can concatenate them into one document with my pdf program pdfshuffle, or…
j0h
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Which files formats are considered regular files in Ubuntu?
S_ISREG() is a macro used to interpret the values in a stat-struct. From man page it states :
S_ISREG(m)
is it a regular file? // Macro checks, if the file is regular or not.
Questions :
Which file formats are considered regular files in Ubuntu…
Krishna Kanth Yenumula
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