Re: filesystem timestamps and their usage

2007-08-20 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On 2007-08-19 17:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's talk about file system timestamps. What kind of timestamps are there currently, and what are they used for? (or what new timestamps would be needed/beneficial, or whatever.) Currently I can think of only two: 1. data_time: The last time the

Managing/Cataloging Files

2007-08-20 Thread Jason C. Wells
I would like to employ a system to store and maintain metadata about computer files. It is clear to me that plain old file system hierarchies have serious shortcomings when you must consider long term retrievability. I am looking for a glorified card catalog system. I've read about a bunch of