How to get file creation date/time in Bash/Debian?

Question

I\'m using Bash on Debian GNU/Linux 6.0. Is it possible to get the file creation date/time? Not the modification date/time. ls -lh a.txt and stat -c %y a.

Answer 1

Another trick to add to your arsenal is the following:

$ grep -r "Copyright" //src

Generally speaking, if one changes a file they should claim credit in the “Copyright”. Examine the results for dates, file names, contributors and contact email.

example grep result:

//src/someobject.h: * Copyright 2007-2012  (at)>