BASH> Modify file/directory timestamp

Written by Scott Rowley

In order to modify the timestamp of any file or directory you can run the following commands

Modify timestamp to “right now”

touch filename

Modify timestamp to a past or future time

touch -t 201301281030 filename

Posted in BASH

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