Checking when a folder was created in Bash?

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I know you can't for files, but is there by any chance a way to check this for folders?

FYI, the word in the Linux/Unix world is "directory", not "folder". — Charles Duffy, Jun 24 '15 at 21:18

Rakholiya Jenish · Answer 1 · 2015-06-24T21:14:17.317

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It is not possible to get creation time of any files in linux, since

Each file has three distinct associated timestamps: the time of last data access, the time of last data modification, and the time the file status last changed.

Also you as you wrote in your question "I know you can't for files, but is there by any chance a way to check this for folders?", in linux, all files and directories are considered as files, so you have your own answer in your question.

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edited Jun 24 '15 at 21:14

answered Jun 24 '15 at 21:12

Rakholiya Jenish

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As discussed [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14842195/how-to-get-file-creation-date-time-in-bash-debian) – Shelltux Jun 24 '15 at 21:14
@Shelltux well then it seems to be a duplicate question. BTW thanks. – Rakholiya Jenish Jun 24 '15 at 21:14

Checking when a folder was created in Bash?

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