How to find out who modified my file ?

newbie988 · 09-13-2012, 12:48 AM

Hi,

Our group use vim 7.0 to modify program on rhel .
Is there any way to find out who modified my file on what time ?

Any message from you will be appreciated.

pan64 · 09-13-2012, 12:56 AM

I do not think it is stored, but I do not know what kind of filesystem you use. Also version control systems can handle this (like git, svn ...)

qrange · 09-13-2012, 01:30 AM

hmm, you could use command 'last' to see when users were logged in, and compare that with file timestamp?

chrism01 · 09-13-2012, 05:49 AM

If you've got access, check the bash history for each user.
Why do you need to know?
If its for security, get the ownerships/perms improved.
If its for a programming project, use a code ctrl system.

aniketmeshram · 09-13-2012, 12:49 PM

there is command

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stat filename

I think that should be it.

chrism01 · 09-13-2012, 06:19 PM

No, it (stat) won't; it only tells you when it was changed, not who by....
http://linux.die.net/man/1/stat

As above, that sort of thing is not normally tracked by the system.