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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/ls.c | 4 |
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 71ccc64ed..35f90d417 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -8031,7 +8031,8 @@ sort according to the atime. @opindex --time @opindex birth time@r{, printing or sorting files by} @opindex creation timestamp@r{, printing or sorting files by} -In long format, print the file creation timestamp if available. +In long format, print the file creation timestamp if available, +falling back to the file modification timestamp (mtime) if not. When sorting by time or when not using long format, sort according to the birth time. @xref{File timestamps}. @@ -5423,7 +5423,7 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort is specified.\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ -c with -lt: sort by, and show, ctime (time of last\n\ - modification of file status information);\n\ + change of file status information);\n\ with -l: show ctime and sort by name;\n\ otherwise: sort by ctime, newest first\n\ \n\ @@ -5557,7 +5557,7 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort is specified.\n\ fputs (_("\ --time=WORD change the default of using modification times;\n\ access time (-u): atime, access, use;\n\ - change time (-c): ctime, status;\n\ + metadata change time (-c): ctime, status;\n\ birth time: birth, creation;\n\ with -l, WORD determines which time to show;\n\ with --sort=time, sort by WORD (newest first)\n\ |