The Portable Way to Extract Date and Time from a File's mtime in C++

88 · Sandordargo · July 22, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
Dev C++ file system cross-platform development std::filesystem
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This blog post addresses a common question regarding how to reliably extract date and time from a file's modification time using C++. It outlines the standard method using std::filesystem::last_write_time() and shares practical advice on handling cross-platform issues in macOS and Windows.
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