• DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world
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    Try 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.

    • meow
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      wait people care about the mtime?

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        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.