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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2019-03-12 06:26:24 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2019-03-12 06:26:24 +0100
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inode.7: Note that timestamp fields measure time starting at the Epoch
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ This is the file's last status change timestamp.
It is changed by writing or by setting inode information
(i.e., owner, group, link count, mode, etc.).
.PP
+The timestamp fields report time measured with a zero point at the
+.IR Epoch ,
+1970-01-02 00:00:00 +0000, UTC (see
+.BR time (7)).
+.PP
Nanosecond timestamps are supported on XFS, JFS, Btrfs, and
ext4 (since Linux 2.6.23).
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