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# 1  
Old 08-05-2005
Copy Files then with option of remove
hi,

i encounter a quite a new things for me.

lets sat my test.txt modified date is 6th of July 2005.

then i execute the following command:

"cp test.txt testfolder/test.txt"

when i go to execute "ls -l" command...
the test.txt modified date become today date!

but if i execute:

"cp test.txt testfolder/test.txt"
"rm test.txt"

the modified date i get it 6th of July 2005.

Can anyone enlighten me with these?
Thanks!
# 2  
Old 08-05-2005
Computer U Lost In Thoughts?????
Hey wat ever u said is not at all true....
I think u r running the 'ls -l' in the testdir which correctly shows u the current timestamp while after removing the file in testdir u r running the ls in the original dir which will always be showing the 6th july date( if it is not touched after tat)...it seems u were lost in the thoughts of some.....
# 3  
Old 08-05-2005
btw... i forgot to say is that i put that in a script...

example:
Quote:
find $OUTQUEUE -name \*.*.* -newer $from_file ! -newer $to_file| while read LST_FILES;
do
cp $LST_FILES $FINAL_DIR
rm $LST_FILES
done
# 4  
Old 08-05-2005
Try cp -p to preserve timestamps.
# 5  
Old 08-05-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ygor
Try cp -p to preserve timestamps.
ya... i use -p and it works...
but i just puzzle with what happened cos i discover that issue accidentally because i forgot to put -p in my script Smilie
# 6  
Old 08-16-2005
anyone know why?
i am using AIX machine.
thanks!
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