Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 14:18:13 -0400 From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> To: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Find Command Syntax Message-ID: <CAEBIOGHPFFJALBLJBEDCEPNGNAA.rhempel@bmts.com> In-Reply-To: <4151BABA.30300@mykitchentable.net>
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> OK, I'm trying to understand the difference. According to the manual > -ctime is "change of file status" and -mtime is "last modification > time". I think I understand what modification means (changing the > contents of the file) but what is "change of file status"? In my > particular situation, while reviewing my spam folder for possible "ham", > my IMAP client may change the message status from unread to read. How > would this affect the actual message file? Contents change is when what's inside the file changes. Status change is when the file descriptor status, like read-only, or permissions changes. Ralph
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