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Stat command shows birth after modify time? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Any explanation on how this happens?

Access: 2023-12-14 07:57:28.376736001 +1300 Modify: 2023-12-14 07:50:20.783207177 +1300 Change: 2023-12-14 07:51:57.413989824 +1300 Birth: 2023-12-14 07:51:57.413989824 +1300

Just as a matter of curiosity

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The struct returned by stat doesn't, but statx contains creation time as well as well. I believe ext4 is already tracking the creation time even if stat can't provide it.

The stat command on modern distros should get you this additional metadata, unless you use an FS that doesn't track or expose it, of course.