[sf-lug] time of last modification of a file as reported by stat

[Michael Shiloh]

Bill Kendrick wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 06:33:54PM -0700, Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> According to "man stat" on my Ubuntu system, part of the format sequence 
>> can be:
>> 	
>> 	%y     Time of last modification
>> 	%z     Time of last change
>>
>> What is the difference between "modification" and "change"? Aren't they 
>> synonyms?
> 
> Google lead me to:
>   http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/browse_thread/thread/401ffd4109ceca7b?fwc=1
> 
> The summary being:
>   modified content vs. changed permissions and ownerships 

Feeling stupid for not having been able to find this myself, but thanks!

M