Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:14:26 +0100 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preserving target file's creation date Message-ID: <83ca9840-a622-b069-5a3c-9bfabf2fb9a5@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <20200929064218.00002422@seibercom.net> References: <20200929064218.00002422@seibercom.net>
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On 29/09/2020 12:11, Thomas Mueller wrote: >> I am trying to copy/move one file onto another. I need to preserve the >> creation date of the target file. I see options to preserve the >> creation date of the source file, but not the target file. Is it >> possible? > >> Thanks! > >> Jerry > > I have had to do that on various occasions: see man cp > > Use cp -p <source-file> <target-file or directory> That copies the source file's modification and access times to the target file. Jerry wants to preserve the *target* file's *creation* time. -- The number of people predicting the demise of Moore's Law doubles every 18 months.
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