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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: access(2) vs. st_atime
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Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 09:07:03 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 09:07:03 1986
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> However...shouldn't an "access"
> call on a file change the "last access" time for the file?

I don't see why it should; you're not accessing the file contents.