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Old 01-09-2008
Move A File With Same Date,don't Change The Desitination Dir Date
Assume, I created one file three years back and I like to move the file to some other directory with the old date (Creation date)? Is it possible? Explain?
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Old 01-09-2008
The mv command does not change the mtime of the file, which is the default display. the filetimes: mtime, atime: can be reset to any time you want with the touch command.
Code:
touch -t 200701010000 filename

sets filename's mtime to be Jan 1, 2007 at midnight.

The ctime is NOT a creation time, there is no such thing in unix. It is the time some of the files inode metadata - like ownership or protection mask -- were changed.
 
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