os.Path.getAccessTime

Returns the last time the file was accessed.

Syntax

os.Path.getAccessTime(
     path STRING)
  RETURNS DATETIME YEAR TO FRACTION(5)
  1. path is the name of the file.

Usage

This method returns the last access time of a file as a DATETIME value.

Depending on the platform, the fraction of seconds may not be supported. Linux, Microsoft® Windows® and Apple® macOS™ support fraction of seconds.

If the function fails, it returns NULL.

Important:

The access time of a file may not be totally reliable, depending on the platform OS type and version, and file system type. Check Wikipedia article about criticism of the atime of a file.