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How can I set a file's creation date as the modified date?
e.g. File is made on Monday, edited on Tuesday. On Wednesday I want the date modified and date created to be set to Tuesday.
Thanks!
Harry Fear
Posted 2011-08-27T20:59:01.120
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f=test.txt
SetFile -d "$(GetFileInfo -m "$f")" "$f"
GetFileInfo and SetFile are part of the command line tools package, which can be downloaded from developer.apple.com/downloads or from Xcode's preferences after installing it from the App Store.
Joel Reid
Posted 2011-08-27T20:59:01.120
Reputation: 141
1Which Apple OS are you running? OS X runs on top of Unix and Unix file systems do not track the creation date. – garyjohn – 2011-08-28T01:54:01.923
@garyjohn OS X has separate Created dates and Modified dates in the get info box... not sure what you mean. – Vervious – 2011-08-29T04:20:18.847
@Nano8Blazex: I guess I mean I have a limited understanding of OS X. From a little Googling it appears that OS X does track the creation time but that not all programs access it. Harry Fear: You might find this program useful: http://www.hamsoftengineering.com/codeSharing/ChangeFileDates/ChangeFileDates.html.
– garyjohn – 2011-08-29T05:20:22.127