how can I change the timestamp of a symlink

wastingtime · 02-10-2010, 01:52 PM

I have a directory containing files and symlinks to files elswhere

I make a copy of the directory like this

cp -rp dir/* new_dir

the files in new_dir have their original timestamps, but the symlinks have the current time.

touch -t does not operate on the symblink but on the files they reference.

is there a way to set the timestamp of the symlink to a time in the past?

catkin · 02-10-2010, 02:18 PM

Probably not although it may be in development. This LQ post and after have some background.