Returns a universal time representing the time at which the file specified by pathspec was last written (or created), or returns nil if such a time cannot be determined.
(with-open-file (s "noel.text" :direction :output :if-exists :error) (format s "~&Dear Santa,~2%I was good this year. ~ Please leave lots of toys.~2%Love, Sue~ ~2%attachments: milk, cookies~%") (truename s))
→#P"CUPID:/susan/noel.text"
(with-open-file (s "noel.text") (file-write-date s))
→2902600800
The host computer's file system.
An error of type file-error is signaled if pathspec is wild.
An error of type file-error is signaled if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.
{\secref\UniversalTime}, {\secref\PathnamesAsFilenames}
None.
\issue{FILE-OPEN-ERROR:SIGNAL-FILE-ERROR} \issue{PATHNAME-LOGICAL:ADD} \issue{FILE-OPEN-ERROR:SIGNAL-FILE-ERROR} \issue{PATHNAME-WILD:NEW-FUNCTIONS} \issue{FILE-OPEN-ERROR:SIGNAL-FILE-ERROR}