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[-] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Try editing a file in /etc as a regular user. It happens sometimes and you really want that warning that the write failed.

Anyway, :x is superior. It only writes if there are changes. So, your mtime doesn't change unnecessarily.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

wait people care about the mtime?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I’ve had to do forensics on a rogue change. In finding when and who actually changed the file, mtime can help narrow it down when compared with wtmp.

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