# File creation time

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-creation-time/65535>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 18, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-creation-time/65535 "2006-08-18T22:12:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ken\_S\_Deb\_Allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Ken\_S\_Deb\_Allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ken_S_Deb_Allen)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-creation-time/65535/1 "2006-08-18T22:12:24Z")

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I see the File.atime/ctime/mtime methods documented, but is there a  
way to determine the creation timestamp associated with a file?

-ken

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**Author:** ![Ken\_S\_Deb\_Allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Ken\_S\_Deb\_Allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ken_S_Deb_Allen)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-creation-time/65535/2 "2006-08-18T22:27:25Z")

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This was asked 3 days ago. See [http://rubyurl.com/8vE](http://rubyurl.com/8vE)