#### 20.2.6 file-write-date [Function]

`file-write-date` pathspec ⇒ date

#### Arguments and Values::

pathspec—a pathname designator.

date—a universal time or nil.

#### Description::

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.

#### Examples::

     (with-open-file (s "noel.text"
                        :direction :output :if-exists :error)
       (format s "~&Dear Santa,~2
                    Please leave lots of toys.~2
                 ~2
       (truename s))
    ⇒  #P"CUPID:/susan/noel.text"
     (with-open-file (s "noel.text")
       (file-write-date s))
    ⇒  2902600800

#### Affected By::

The host computer’s file system.

#### Exceptional Situations::

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.

#### See Also::

Universal Time,

Pathnames as Filenames