Test::ScriptAge(3)

✨ NAME ✨

Test::ScriptAge — routines relating to the age of Perl scripts 💖

So basically this little page lives in the Debian Package Checker manual, and it's all about figuring out when stuff got modified. Slay.

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

okay bestie, here's the vibe:

my $executable_epoch = Test::ScriptAge::our_modification_epoch();
print encode_utf8('This script was last modified at ' . localtime($executable_epoch) . "\n");

my $perl_epoch = Test::ScriptAge::perl_modification_epoch();
print encode_utf8('Perl was last modified at ' . localtime($perl_epoch) . "\n");

Like, two calls, two epochs, two lil timestamps. It's giving timestamps ✨

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Routines to calculate modification times of Perl scripts. That's it, that's the whole job — no cap. 🫶

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🌸 FUNCTIONS 🌸

• perl_modification_epoch — calculates the time our Perl was last modified. ⏰ Lowkey just "when did Perl get touched, bestie".
• our_modification_epoch — calculates the time our scripts, including all libraries, was last modified. So yeah, it's the whole squad of files, not just the one script. 👑

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💅 AUTHOR 💅

Originally written by Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com> for Lintian. Iconic of him fr fr. 🙈

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• lintian(1)

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✨ cute lil sign-off: this is Lintian v2.139.0ubuntu2, dated 2026-10-08, and it's the Test::ScriptAge(3) page. Periodt. 💖🎀🦋