export	IFS=$'\n';

# 0th access

touch	./testfile;

# 1st access

cat	./testfile;

# time accessed and time modified

export	FILETA=$(stat -c "%x" ./testfile);
export	FILETM=$(stat -c "%y" ./testfile);

echo	"ACCESSED: ${FILETA}";
echo	"MODIFIED: ${FILETM}";

echo;

# 2nd access

cat	./testfile;

# time accessed and time modified

export	FILETA=$(stat -c "%x" ./testfile);	# not time of last access
export	FILETM=$(stat -c "%y" ./testfile);

echo	"ACCESSED: ${FILETA}";
echo	"MODIFIED: ${FILETM}";

echo;