β² 155 βΌ :wq! (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Waffelson@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait people care about the mtime? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] carcus@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Iβve 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait people care about the mtime? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] carcus@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Iβve 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] carcus@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago Iβve 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. permalink fedilink source parent
