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settime(1)
changes the access and modification dates of files.
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
settime - changes the access and modification dates of files.
SYNOPSIS
settime mmddhhmm[yy] [-f fname] name...
DESCRIPTION
Sets the access and modification dates for one or more files. The dates are set to the specified date, or to the access and modification dates of the file specified via -f. Exactly one of these methods must be used to specify the new date(s). The first mm is the month number; dd is the day number in the month; hh is the hour number (24 hour system); the second mm is the minute number; yy is the last two digits of the year and is optional. For example:
settime 1008004583 ralph pete
sets the access and modification dates of files ralph and pete to Oct. 8, 12:45 AM, 1983. Another example:
settime -f ralph john
This sets the access and modification dates of the file, john, to those of the file, ralph.
NOTES
Use of touch in place of settime is encouraged.