Last Access of File vs Last Opened

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Last Access of File vs Last Opened

Is the file "Last Opened" time (as viewed in the finder Column View) the same as "Last Access" ( ls -lu ) in Terminal? If I view a file using the Finders "Cover Flow", the file's last access time is changed ( ls -lu ), however, the last opened time in Finder remains unchanged.

MacBook /, Mac OS X (10.5.1), / Windows xp (Boot Camp)

Posted on Jan 13, 2008 3:19 PM

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LarryHN

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Jan 13, 2008 3:35 PM in response to Tony T1

If I view a file using the Finders "Cover Flow", the file's last access time is changed ( ls -lu ), however, the last opened time in Finder remains unchanged.

Is the file "Last Opened" time (as viewed in the finder Column View) the same as "Last Access" ( ls -lu ) in Terminal?

Sounds to me like you answered your own question

In English, what you describe makes perfect sense to me - reading the file info is an access but does NOT open the file -

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Tony T1 Author

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Jan 13, 2008 4:17 PM in response to LarryHN

Then what is the equivalent ls flag of "Last Opened" if its not "Last Access (-u)"?

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