How to create a bash script that sees all files in a directory and tells me their size and date of creation?

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I'm trying to write a bash script that will see all files in a directory, and then tell me each file's size and each of their dates of creation.

From a shell prompt, start with man stat. Note that most filesystems do not store a file's create date. — glenn jackman, Jun 08 '15 at 20:16
Have a look at ls and * (globs). I.e ls -l * or stat * — ctrl-alt-delor, Jun 08 '15 at 20:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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Getting the creation date will be a tough one on a Linux system as it isn't stored.

Related question: How to find creation date of file?

Use the ls command to list files, try the options -a and -s to list all, and list their sizes. Use the command man ls on the command line to read a full description on the ls command

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How to create a bash script that sees all files in a directory and tells me their size and date of creation?

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