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stat.2: Clarify definitions of timestamp fields 

In particular, make it clear that atime and mtime relate to the
file *data*.

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -246,13 +246,14 @@ in 512-byte units.
when the file has holes.)
.TP
.I st_atime
This is the file's last access timestamp.
This is the time of the last access of file data.
.TP
.I st_mtime
This is the file's last modification timestamp.
This is the time of last modification of file data.
.TP
.I st_ctime
This is the file's last status change timestamp.
This is the file's last status change timestamp
(time of last change to the inode).
.PP
For further information on the above fields, see
.BR inode (7).