Gnu/Linux: export results of find command including file creation date

Question

I use this command in order to save the name of all the zip files under a directory, to a file.

find . -iname \*.zip > zipfiles.txt

How can I also include the creation date of the files?

Now the contents of zipfiles.txt are:

/dir/file1.zip 
/dir2/file2.zip

I want to include the creation date so something like this:

/dir/file1.zip 1/1/2019 13:15:23
/dir2/file2.zip 1/2/2018 23:55:53

@GAD3R I dont want to append it to the filename, but next to each filename in the txt file. Please check updated post — netdev
– netdev, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 11:03
By creation time, do you mean the inode birth time (when the file came into existence), or the last modification time (when the content of the file was fully created)? — Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 11:11
@StéphaneChazelas I want the date that the file was created — netdev
– netdev, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 11:12
that is not answering my question. What do you consider the time the file is created? When it appeared or when it was fully created? — Stéphane Chazelas
– Stéphane Chazelas, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 11:14
@StéphaneChazelas I dont fully understand the difference between them... But I guess it doesn't matter much so I will need the Last modification time — netdev
– netdev, Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 11:18

Siva · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-04 11:30:13Z

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Try this,

 find . -iname '*.zip' -printf '%p %TY/%Tm/%Td %.8TT\n' > zipfiles.txt

answered Oct 4, 2019 at 11:30

Siva

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Stéphane Chazelas · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-04 11:19:19Z

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With the GNU implementation of find, you can do:

find . -iname '*.zip' -printf '%p %TFT%TT%Tz+\n'

which gives an output like:

./file.zip 2018-03-04T13:23:21.0321012380+0000

answered Oct 4, 2019 at 11:19

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