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instance method

File#atime

file.atime → time

Returns the last access time (a Time object) for file, or epoch if file has not been accessed.

Example
File.new("testfile").atime   #=> Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 CST 1969
See also .atime .zero? #birthtime .writable_real? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0