# File updated date

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-updated-date/165242>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 10, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-updated-date/165242 "2009-04-10T17:22:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![giga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@giga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giga)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-updated-date/165242/1 "2009-04-10T17:22:15Z")

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How to get date when file (application\_helper.rb) was updated?

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**Author:** ![giga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@giga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giga)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-updated-date/165242/2 "2009-04-10T19:45:58Z")

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File.atime(file\_name) =\> time

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