cheat:touch
# To change a file's modification time:
touch -d <time> <file>
touch -d 12am <file>
touch -d "yesterday 6am" <file>
touch -d "2 days ago 10:00" <file>
touch -d "tomorrow 04:00" <file>
# To put the timestamp of a file on another:
touch -r <refrence-file> <target-file>
tldr:touch
# touch
# Create files and set access/modification times.
# More information: <https://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.1/touch>.
# Create specific files:
touch path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...
# Set the file [a]ccess or [m]odification times to the current one and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist:
touch -c -a|m path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...
# Set the file [t]ime to a specific value and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist:
touch -c -t YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...
# Set the file time of a specific file to the time of anothe[r] file and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist:
touch -c -r ~/.emacs path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...
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