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Bash - how to reset modification date of any file
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Easiest way is to use touch command like in this example:
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$ touch path/to/fileDescription: It will set current date as change, modification and access date.
If you would like to set specific date you can use -d parameter like in this example:
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$ touch -d '2016-01-01 00:00:00' path/to/file To precise which date should be changed useful are:
- -a - it changes only access date
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$ touch -a path/to/file2
$ touch -a -d '2016-01-01 00:00:00' path/to/file - -m - it changes only modification date
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$ touch -m path/to/file2
$ touch -m -d '2016-01-01 00:00:00' path/to/file
To copy dates from other file -r parameter can be used:
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$ touch -r path/to/file1 path/to/file2Note: file1 dates will be set to file2.