changing file times

[Larry Wall]

In article <8096 at star.cs.vu.nl> engbert at cs.vu.nl (=Engbert Gerrit IJff) writes:
: In article <28928 at boulder.Colorado.EDU>,
: 	englund at tramp.Colorado.EDU (ENGLUND TODD CHARLES) writes:
: > 
: > 	Does anyone know how to change the last date a file was altered?  Even
: > if one doesn't happen to be a super-user?
: > 
: > Thanks
: > -Todd
: I can hardly imagine you didn't see touch(1) in the FM.
: Maybe you can be a little more explicit?

A quick telnet to tramp.colorado.edu reveals that it is running DYNIX,
a BSD clone.  As such, it's unlikely to have a touch command that can
set the file's modification time to anything but the current time.

Please, folks, don't assume everyone's system works just like yours.

[ OK, then how come you assume everyone has installed Perl? ]

Oh, shush!

Larry Wall
lwall at jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov