output=integer or date

Specifies whether the output should be an integer (representing the number of seconds after the epoch) or a Date object. The default is integer.

The ModificationTime(file) command obtains the modification time of a file in seconds since the epoch.

If the file does not exist or an invalid file descriptor is passed, an exception is raised.

$\mathrm{FileTools}\left[\mathrm{Text}\right]\left[\mathrm{WriteFile}\right]\left(''file''\,''data''\right)$

$4$

$\mathrm{FileTools}\left[\mathrm{ModificationTime}\right]\left(''file''\right)$

$1037134620$

$\mathrm{FileTools}\left[\mathrm{Remove}\right]\left(''file''\right)$

The FileTools[ModificationTime] command was updated in Maple 2018.

The output option was introduced in Maple 2018.

For more information on Maple 2018 changes, see Updates in Maple 2018.