C:\>ls -l pid.txt
-rw-rw-rw-   1 user     group           4 Sep 15 16:51 pid.txt

C:\>type pid.txt
8748
C:\>perl -lwe "print(':'.localtime((stat 'pid.txt')[10]))"
:Thu Sep 15 16:45:56 2011

C:\>del pid.txt

C:\>echo 8748 >pid.txt

C:\>perl -lwe "print(':'.localtime((stat 'pid.txt')[10]))"
:Thu Sep 15 16:45:56 2011


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C:\>move pid.txt pid.old
        1 file(s) moved.

C:\>echo 8749 >pid.txt

C:\>perl -lwe "print(':'.localtime((stat 'pid.txt')[10]))"
:Thu Sep 15 16:45:56 2011


##</code><code>##

C:\>del pid.txt

C:\>perl -lwe "print(':'.localtime((stat 'pid.txt')[10]))"
Use of uninitialized value in localtime at -e line 1.
:Thu Jan  1 01:00:00 1970

C:\>echo 8750 >pid.txt

C:\>perl -lwe "print(':'.localtime((stat 'pid.txt')[10]))"
:Tue Sep 20 11:30:49 2011