[NTLUG:Discuss] True order of files in a directory.

[Steve Baker]

Tom McDonald wrote:

> If the order is based on the creation time, couldn't you just modify the
> ctime to change the order? 

No - it's literally the order the files were created.  The first file to
come along grabs the first directory 'slot', the second one grabs the second.
Subsequently changing the creation time doesn't affect which file got which
slot.

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