#FILE TIME STAMP UPDATE#
#FILE TIME STAMP VERIFICATION#

The following touch command example will update the time-stamp of file a.txt with the time-stamp of tgs.txt file. You can also take a file as a reference, and update the time for other files, so that both file will hold the same time. Copy the Time-stamp from Another File using -r You can also use a string to change the timeĪnother example: $ touch -d ' 12:12:12.000000000 +0530' tgs.txtįor developers, touch command will be really helpful when you are working with Makefiles 5. Size: 3 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file Verify the above change using stat command: $ stat tgs.txt It is not possible to set the date beyond January 18, 2038.įor example: $ touch -a -m -t 203801181205.09 tgs.txt If the value of the YY is between 00 and 37, the value of the CC digits is assumed to be 20. Make a backup copy of your file(s), unless you are certain these will not be modified.

#FILE TIME STAMP VERIFICATION#

Copy of your original unmodified file(s) will be necessary if verification of Time Stamp is needed in the future. If the value of the YY is between 70 and 99, the value of the CC digits is assumed to be 19. Time Stamp your text-file here, and retain this text-file, original files, and certificate.

YY – Specifies the last two digits of the year.

CC – Specifies the first two digits of the year.

if it is electronically filed at any time before midnight (in the courts time zone) on the filing deadline. The format for specifying -t is YY]MMDDhhmm Determining the File Stamp Time and Date. Instead of taking the current time-stamp, you can explicitly specify the time using -t and -d options. Explicitly Setting Access and Modification time using -t and -d NOTE: It is not possible to change the ctime using touch command 4.

The above method can be used to change the mtime of all obj files, when using make utility. You can change the modification time of a file using -m option. By default it will take the current system time and update the atime field.īefore touch command is executed: $ stat tgs.txt We can change the access time of a file using -a option.

File time stamp