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From: straka@ihlpf.UUCP (Straka)
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Subject: Re: Unix Question
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Date: Thu, 13-Nov-86 09:33:47 EST
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> In article <808@mtund.UUCP> adam@mtund.UUCP (Adam V. Reed) writes:
> >>      How can one change the date/time stamp of a file?
> >See touch(1) in the User Reference Manual (RTFM!).
>    The original poster does not want to put the *current* time on
> the file...he wants to put *any* time on the file.  There are three
  ...
> want; it will set the access and modify times to whatever you
> wish, and set the inode change time to the current time.  See
> the manual entry.
>    If you need to set the inode change time, you will have to
> fool with the raw disk device.  If you really need to do so,

No, no, no. 'touch' provides the current time stamp as a *default*.
The syntax (at least on SVR2) for touch is:

		touch [ -amc ] [ mmddhhmm[yy] ] files
		where -a = access time stamp only
		      -m = modification time only
		      -c = don't create file if non-existent

This means that you can optionally set the stamp to "anything" you want to.

Yes, RTFM!

Rich Straka ihnp4!ihlpf!straka