RosettaCodeData/Task/File-modification-time/REXX/file-modification-time.rexx

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/*REXX program obtains and displays a file's time of modification. */
parse arg $ . /*obtain required argument from the CL.*/
if $=='' then do; say "***error*** no filename was specified."; exit 13; end
q=stream($, 'C', "QUERY TIMESTAMP") /*get file's modification time info. */
if q=='' then q="specified file doesn't exist." /*set an error indication message. */
say 'For file: ' $ /*display the file ID information. */
say 'timestamp of last modification: ' q /*display the modification time info. */
/*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */