# File Timestamp

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-timestamp/122288>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 6, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-timestamp/122288 "2007-12-06T08:18:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@brianspaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianspaid)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-timestamp/122288/1 "2007-12-06T08:18:51Z")

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Hello,

I want to be able to read a file in a directory based on its timestamp?