The difference between CTime mtime atime file time in Linux

The Linux system has three important file times.

respectively: Ctime,atime,mtime.

1.ctime (change time) is written to a file that changes with the owner, permission, and so on, that is, when the state of the file was last changed. (Index node change)

2.atime (Access time) is changed when the file is read or executed, or when the file was last read.

3.mtime (Modify time): When the file is written with changes to the contents of the file, it can be understood that the file content was last modified.

View Atime, CTime, mtime commands for a file

LS-LC filename//File CTime

Ls-lu filename//File Atime

ls-l filename//File Mtime

You can also change these three times with touch.

You can use stat to view these three times.

The difference between CTime mtime atime file time in Linux

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