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# 8  
Old 09-07-2017
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Originally Posted by rohit_shinez
problem here is i dont have permission to do touch -r or touch -md as suggested bt rbatte1
If you don't have permissions to set the timestamp, any method you find to accomplish this without getting those permissions will be -- by definition! -- a security exploit. Not going to happen. You'll have to just ask.

What are the exact owners and permissions of the folder? What user / group are you? This will narrow down exactly what you need to ask for.
# 9  
Old 09-07-2017
Do you need to keep the source file and its meta data?
If not,
Code:
touch -r dest-file src-file
cp src-file dest-file

# 10  
Old 09-07-2017
create a tar file and restore it in the new directory.
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