Fedora 7 date display in ls -al

[A Linux Fanatic]

>
> Hello,
>
> I have a Fedora 7 install in which the date displayed by default in an "ls
> -al" command as follows:
>
> -rw------- 1 root     root       6582 *2008-12-19* 04:25 maillog
>
> On other Fedora and RedHat versions, the date is displayed by default as
> follows:
> -rw------- 1 root   root    1105372 *Dec 19* 08:38 maillog
>
> Can anyone please tell me if there is there a way to change the way the
> date in the "ls -al" command is displayed in Fedora 7 so that it is the
> written month and numeric day as is the usual display?
>

Hi Denise,

If the time of last modification is greater than six months ago, the time
field is shown in the format *month date year* where as files modified
within six months the time field is shown as *month date time* format.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Best regards
Gowrishankar Rajayan | A Linux Fanatic
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