Here we use the stat command to show us the birth date and time of the root filesystem. You can use the stat command to display important information about files. Use stat Command to Find OS Installation (Birth) Date and Time If you are also a curious person you are probably wondering how long the server was running? Keep reading to find out how to find the date and time Linux OS was installed, as well as how long my buddies system has been running with zero maintenance or updates. I needed a way to find the date and time of the OS installation (I am just a curious person). I was amazed and wondered just how long it has been since I brought the server online. He also mentioned that the only time he ever touched the server was about 2 years ago when there was a power outage. However, I just spoke with him and he said it was still running. It was just a web front end with a MySQL database and never meant for long term use. 2 root root 4096 09/08/12 Picturesĭrwxr-xr-x.A while back I built my friend a fairly simple custom application for his business. The same can be used with different time switches To long list the files viewing the time of creation 2 root root 4096 Sep 8 16:00 Templatesĭrwxr-xr-x.

2 root root 4096 Sep 8 16:00 Picturesĭrwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Sep 8 16:00 Documentsĭrwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 3 18:56 Desktopĭrwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Oct 3 14:16 rpmbuildĭrwxr-xr-x. To list all the directories on the basis of modification timeĭrwxr-xr-x.

Here I will show you some enhanced use of ' ls' with different switches where you can view the files and directories on the basis of their access and modification time along with different format of time and date. Most of you must know the usage of ' ls '.

Ubuntu find files by date