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minus-square@DocMcStuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•6 months agoTry editing a file in /etc as a regular user. It happens sometimes and you really want that warning that the write failed. Anyway, :x is superior. It only writes if there are changes. So, your mtime doesn’t change unnecessarily.
minus-square@carcus@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoI’ve had to do forensics on a rogue change. In finding when and who actually changed the file, mtime can help narrow it down when compared with wtmp.
Try editing a file in
/etcas a regular user. It happens sometimes and you really want that warning that the write failed.Anyway,
:xis superior. It only writes if there are changes. So, your mtime doesn’t change unnecessarily.wait people care about the mtime?
I’ve had to do forensics on a rogue change. In finding when and who actually changed the file, mtime can help narrow it down when compared with wtmp.