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(The epoch was at 00:00 January 1, 1970 GMT.)
-(*) The ctime field is non-portable. In particular, you cannot expect
-it to be a "creation time", see L<perlport/"Files and Filesystems">
-for details.
+(*) Not all fields are supported on all filesystem types. Notably, the
+ctime field is non-portable. In particular, you cannot expect it to be a
+"creation time", see L<perlport/"Files and Filesystems"> for details.
If C<stat> is passed the special filehandle consisting of an underline, no
stat is done, but the current contents of the stat structure from the