ls --time=use does not match ls -t

[Ed_P]

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guest@porteus:~$ ls --time=use  /mnt/nvme0n1p7/porteus5.0/changes 
porteussave.dat*  50save.dat*  50saveBkup.dat*  501saveBkup.dat*

guest@porteus:~$ ls -t /mnt/nvme0n1p7/porteus5.0/changes 
50save.dat*  porteussave.dat*  50saveBkup.dat*  501saveBkup.dat*

guest@porteus:~$ ls -gt /mnt/nvme0n1p7/porteus5.0/changes 
total 2097152
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root 536870912 Feb  7 16:51 50save.dat*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root 536870912 Feb  7 10:56 porteussave.dat*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root 536870912 Feb  5 13:29 50saveBkup.dat*
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root 536870912 Nov 15 19:15 501saveBkup.dat*

Clearly --time=use does not match the files usage time.

[ncmprhnsbl]

man ls says:

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-t                         sort by time, newest first; see --time

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--time=WORD            select which timestamp used to display or sort;
                               access time (-u): atime, access, use;
                               metadata change time (-c): ctime, status;
                               modified time (default): mtime, modification;
                               birth time: birth, creation;
                             with -l, WORD determines which time to show;
                             with --sort=time, sort by WORD (newest first)

--time=use is access time : "access time (-u): atime, access, use;"
and
-t is modified time : "modified time (default): mtime, modification;" ie. -t equals --time=mtime or modification
which i guess can be different

[Ed_P]

Wow! I've seen legal documents less confusing. Thank you ncmp.

Another time question. My new Porteus system's DE displays the current time, but for some reason when I update a file it's being saved with the UTC time. Suggestion?