[plug] Changing the time/date stamp on files & dirs ..

[Matt Kemner]

On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Bill Cullen wrote:

> I'd use the touch command. ie:
> 
> touch -t 042713521976.55 testfile
> 
> will change the modification time on the file or directory
> testfile to April 27, 1976, 1:52:55pm.

Of course typing

touch -d "13:52:55 April 27 1976" testfile

is much easier and much less error-prone :)

 - Matt