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| author | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2019-03-12 06:26:24 +0100 |
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| committer | Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> | 2019-03-12 06:26:24 +0100 |
| commit | 0f0a2e4d15d30d08095f41b297b30242045db59a (patch) | |
| tree | 01688140d6d1b9730119d5f4e931706334e8596d /man7/inode.7 | |
| parent | 59c0f675ae5e302aa665d7fbc6961de7c2938bc4 (diff) | |
| download | man-pages-0f0a2e4d15d30d08095f41b297b30242045db59a.tar.gz | |
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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diff --git a/man7/inode.7 b/man7/inode.7 index c1023e4790..d18dc5a461 100644 --- a/man7/inode.7 +++ b/man7/inode.7 @@ -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). .\" commit ef7f38359ea8b3e9c7f2cae9a4d4935f55ca9e80 |