08-18-2008
Can the timestamp of a soft link be changed?
I was wondering if it was at all possible to change the timestamp of a soft link. I want to change it to a time in the past before it was created.
Sceanrio:
In a directory i have a number of softlinks whih point to files, a script processes these files oldest first bassed on the time the softlink was created.
If for example i wanted a certain file to be processed next i would need a way to make the timestamp of the softlink the oldest in the DIR. At the moment the only way i can do this is to remake all the soft links apart from the file i want processed next so all the others have a new timestamp.
This is not ever convient as it then means the remaing files all have the same timestamp and no longer have an order.
I was wondering if there is a way i can update the time of the soft link to make it the oldest in the DIR?
any ideas?
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NAME
xip -- Create a signed archive for secure distribution
SYNOPSIS
xip [options] --sign identity input-file ... output-archive
DESCRIPTION
The xip tool archives one or more files or directories into a signed XIP file. A XIP file is an analog to zip(1), but allows for a digital
signature to be applied and verified on the receiving system, before the archive is expanded. When a XIP file is opened (by double-clicking),
Archive Utility will automatically expand it (but only if the digital signature is intact).
To create a XIP file, you will need to have a certificate and corresponding private key -- together called an ``identity'' -- in one of your
accessible keychains. To add a signature, specify the name of the identity using the --sign option. The identity's name is the same as the
``Common Name'' of the certificate.
If you want to search for the identity in a specific keychain, specify the path to the keychain file using the --keychain option. Otherwise,
the default keychain search path is used.
xip will embed the signing certificate in the XIP file, as well as any intermediate certificates that are found in the keychain.
The signature can optionally include a trusted timestamp. This is enabled by default when signing with a Developer ID identity, but it can be
enabled explicitly using the --timestamp option. A timestamp server must be contacted to embed a trusted timestamp. If you aren't connected
to the Internet, you can use --timestamp=none to disable timestamps, even for a Developer ID identity.
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--sign identity-name
The name of the identity to use for signing the archive.
--keychain keychain-path
Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.
--timestamp
Include a trusted timestamp with the signature.
--timestamp=none
Disable trusted timestamp, regardless of identity.
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