use strict; use warnings; my $test1 = 'test1'; my $test2 = 'test2'; open my $fOut, '>', $test1; close $fOut; open $fOut, '>', $test2; close $fOut; print "$_: ", (stat $_)[9], "\n" for $test1, $test2; sleep 5; open $fOut, '>', $test2; close $fOut; print "$_: ", (stat $_)[9], "\n" for $test1, $test2;