Preserve File Modification Date

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aimy
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Preserve File Modification Date

Post by aimy »

Hi.

Is it possible to preserve the file modification date even after changes were made?

Really hope that the answer is yes.

But how do I achieve that?

Thank you.
ben_josephs
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Re: Preserve File Modification Date

Post by ben_josephs »

Do you mean that you want to modify some files without changing their modification times?
Why would you want to do that?

If there is a good reason for it you might:
  • record the files' modification times (perhaps using DIR on the Windows command line);
  • modify the files;
  • change the modification times back to the saved modification times (perhaps using a version of linux touch or Powershell LastWriteTime on the Windows command line).
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