Node.js stats.birthtimeMs Property from fs.Stats Class
Last Updated :
29 Jun, 2020
The stats.birthtimeMs property is an inbuilt application programming interface of the fs.Stats class is used to get the timestamp when the file is created since the POSIX epoch expressed in milliseconds.
Syntax:
stats.birthtimeMs;
Return Value: It returns a number or BigInt value that represents the timestamp when the file is created since the POSIX epoch expressed in milliseconds.
Below examples illustrate the use of stats.birthtimeMs property in Node.js:
Example 1:
const fs = require( 'fs' );
fs.stat( './' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using stat: "
+ stats.birthtimeMs);
});
fs.lstat( './filename.txt' , (err, stats) => {
if (err) throw err;
console.log( "using lstat: "
+ stats.birthtimeMs);
});
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Output:
using stat: 1589375311991.9453
using lstat: 1592667100334.387
Example 2:
const fs = require( 'fs' ).promises;
(async () => {
const stats = await fs.stat( './filename.txt' );
console.log( "using stat synchronous: "
+ stats.birthtimeMs);
})(). catch (console.error)
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Output:
using stat synchronous: 1592667100334.387
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node filename.js
command and use the file_path correctly.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_stats_birthtimems
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