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I could view a file's created date on GUI desktop as



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However, I can only refer to the last modified date from the command line



$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 6235 Sep 26 08:51 FlexLexer.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 4651 Nov 10 15:05 apue.h
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 23 05:04 c++
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 2282 Nov 10 15:06 error.c
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 14 16:52 swift


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I could view a file's created date on GUI desktop as



enter image description here



However, I can only refer to the last modified date from the command line



$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 6235 Sep 26 08:51 FlexLexer.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 4651 Nov 10 15:05 apue.h
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 23 05:04 c++
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 2282 Nov 10 15:06 error.c
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 14 16:52 swift


How can I check the created date from bash?










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I could view a file's created date on GUI desktop as



enter image description here



However, I can only refer to the last modified date from the command line



$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 6235 Sep 26 08:51 FlexLexer.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 4651 Nov 10 15:05 apue.h
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 23 05:04 c++
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 2282 Nov 10 15:06 error.c
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 14 16:52 swift


How can I check the created date from bash?










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I could view a file's created date on GUI desktop as



enter image description here



However, I can only refer to the last modified date from the command line



$ ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 6235 Sep 26 08:51 FlexLexer.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 4651 Nov 10 15:05 apue.h
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 23 05:04 c++
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 2282 Nov 10 15:06 error.c
drwxr-xr-x 3 root admin 96 Aug 14 16:52 swift


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As you are on macOS, you can use mdls like this:



mdls z.png


Sample Output



_kMDItemRenderData                 = <09000000 00f1c1c0 41000501 02>
kMDItemBitsPerSample = 8
kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB"
kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2018-09-19 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
kMDItemContentType = "public.png"
kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
"public.png",
"public.item",
"public.png",
"public.data",
"public.image",
"public.content"
)
kMDItemDateAdded = 2018-09-20 08:14:02 +0000
kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2018-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemDisplayName = "z.png"
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)
kMDItemFSLabel = 0
kMDItemFSName = "z.png"
kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null)
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
kMDItemFSSize = 353
kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0
kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemKind = "PNG image"
kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2018-11-08 10:10:41 +0000
kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
kMDItemLogicalSize = 353
kMDItemOrientation = 0
kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096
kMDItemPixelCount = 160000
kMDItemPixelHeight = 400
kMDItemPixelWidth = 400
kMDItemProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1"
kMDItemUseCount = 78
kMDItemUsedDates = (
"2018-09-18 23:00:00 +0000",
"2018-10-19 23:00:00 +0000",
"2018-10-20 23:00:00 +0000",
"2018-10-24 23:00:00 +0000",
"2018-10-26 23:00:00 +0000",
"2018-11-03 00:00:00 +0000",
"2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000"
)





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    As you are on macOS, you can use mdls like this:



    mdls z.png


    Sample Output



    _kMDItemRenderData                 = <09000000 00f1c1c0 41000501 02>
    kMDItemBitsPerSample = 8
    kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB"
    kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
    kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2018-09-19 00:00:00 +0000
    kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
    kMDItemContentType = "public.png"
    kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
    "public.png",
    "public.item",
    "public.png",
    "public.data",
    "public.image",
    "public.content"
    )
    kMDItemDateAdded = 2018-09-20 08:14:02 +0000
    kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2018-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
    kMDItemDisplayName = "z.png"
    kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
    kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
    kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
    kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0
    kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)
    kMDItemFSInvisible = 0
    kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
    kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)
    kMDItemFSLabel = 0
    kMDItemFSName = "z.png"
    kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null)
    kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
    kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
    kMDItemFSSize = 353
    kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
    kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0
    kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
    kMDItemKind = "PNG image"
    kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2018-11-08 10:10:41 +0000
    kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
    kMDItemLogicalSize = 353
    kMDItemOrientation = 0
    kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096
    kMDItemPixelCount = 160000
    kMDItemPixelHeight = 400
    kMDItemPixelWidth = 400
    kMDItemProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1"
    kMDItemUseCount = 78
    kMDItemUsedDates = (
    "2018-09-18 23:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-10-19 23:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-10-20 23:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-10-24 23:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-10-26 23:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-11-03 00:00:00 +0000",
    "2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000"
    )





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      As you are on macOS, you can use mdls like this:



      mdls z.png


      Sample Output



      _kMDItemRenderData                 = <09000000 00f1c1c0 41000501 02>
      kMDItemBitsPerSample = 8
      kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB"
      kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
      kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2018-09-19 00:00:00 +0000
      kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
      kMDItemContentType = "public.png"
      kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
      "public.png",
      "public.item",
      "public.png",
      "public.data",
      "public.image",
      "public.content"
      )
      kMDItemDateAdded = 2018-09-20 08:14:02 +0000
      kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2018-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
      kMDItemDisplayName = "z.png"
      kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
      kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
      kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
      kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0
      kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)
      kMDItemFSInvisible = 0
      kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
      kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)
      kMDItemFSLabel = 0
      kMDItemFSName = "z.png"
      kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null)
      kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
      kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
      kMDItemFSSize = 353
      kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
      kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0
      kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
      kMDItemKind = "PNG image"
      kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2018-11-08 10:10:41 +0000
      kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
      kMDItemLogicalSize = 353
      kMDItemOrientation = 0
      kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096
      kMDItemPixelCount = 160000
      kMDItemPixelHeight = 400
      kMDItemPixelWidth = 400
      kMDItemProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1"
      kMDItemUseCount = 78
      kMDItemUsedDates = (
      "2018-09-18 23:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-10-19 23:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-10-20 23:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-10-24 23:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-10-26 23:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-11-03 00:00:00 +0000",
      "2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000"
      )





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        As you are on macOS, you can use mdls like this:



        mdls z.png


        Sample Output



        _kMDItemRenderData                 = <09000000 00f1c1c0 41000501 02>
        kMDItemBitsPerSample = 8
        kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB"
        kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
        kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2018-09-19 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
        kMDItemContentType = "public.png"
        kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
        "public.png",
        "public.item",
        "public.png",
        "public.data",
        "public.image",
        "public.content"
        )
        kMDItemDateAdded = 2018-09-20 08:14:02 +0000
        kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2018-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemDisplayName = "z.png"
        kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
        kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
        kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
        kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0
        kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)
        kMDItemFSInvisible = 0
        kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
        kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)
        kMDItemFSLabel = 0
        kMDItemFSName = "z.png"
        kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null)
        kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
        kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
        kMDItemFSSize = 353
        kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
        kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0
        kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemKind = "PNG image"
        kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2018-11-08 10:10:41 +0000
        kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemLogicalSize = 353
        kMDItemOrientation = 0
        kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096
        kMDItemPixelCount = 160000
        kMDItemPixelHeight = 400
        kMDItemPixelWidth = 400
        kMDItemProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1"
        kMDItemUseCount = 78
        kMDItemUsedDates = (
        "2018-09-18 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-19 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-20 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-24 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-26 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-11-03 00:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000"
        )





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        As you are on macOS, you can use mdls like this:



        mdls z.png


        Sample Output



        _kMDItemRenderData                 = <09000000 00f1c1c0 41000501 02>
        kMDItemBitsPerSample = 8
        kMDItemColorSpace = "RGB"
        kMDItemContentCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
        kMDItemContentCreationDate_Ranking = 2018-09-19 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemContentModificationDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
        kMDItemContentType = "public.png"
        kMDItemContentTypeTree = (
        "public.png",
        "public.item",
        "public.png",
        "public.data",
        "public.image",
        "public.content"
        )
        kMDItemDateAdded = 2018-09-20 08:14:02 +0000
        kMDItemDateAdded_Ranking = 2018-09-20 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemDisplayName = "z.png"
        kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-11-08 10:11:07 +0000
        kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-09-19 06:19:19 +0000
        kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
        kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 0
        kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = (null)
        kMDItemFSInvisible = 0
        kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
        kMDItemFSIsStationery = (null)
        kMDItemFSLabel = 0
        kMDItemFSName = "z.png"
        kMDItemFSNodeCount = (null)
        kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
        kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
        kMDItemFSSize = 353
        kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
        kMDItemHasAlphaChannel = 0
        kMDItemInterestingDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemKind = "PNG image"
        kMDItemLastUsedDate = 2018-11-08 10:10:41 +0000
        kMDItemLastUsedDate_Ranking = 2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000
        kMDItemLogicalSize = 353
        kMDItemOrientation = 0
        kMDItemPhysicalSize = 4096
        kMDItemPixelCount = 160000
        kMDItemPixelHeight = 400
        kMDItemPixelWidth = 400
        kMDItemProfileName = "sRGB IEC61966-2.1"
        kMDItemUseCount = 78
        kMDItemUsedDates = (
        "2018-09-18 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-19 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-20 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-24 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-10-26 23:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-11-03 00:00:00 +0000",
        "2018-11-08 00:00:00 +0000"
        )






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