> use the dump, luke. ☺ If there was an easy, foolproof way to scan the dump by filename, I presume I could search for the earliest instance and consider that the time of creation. Not entirely viable, is it?
I do wonder why this field was sacrificed in the file system(s) and 9P*? Or am I dreaming and the time of creation is just a figment of my imagination? ++L PS: I'm sure your reply was in jest. So, largely, is my query.