must Linux really change file-date when copying?
Hi all,
In SuSe-10.1 everytime I copy a file the file-date changes to become the current date/time. This is very annoying. Is there something (environment switch maybe?) that I can set to stop the file-date from changing? tia Sasie |
Are you using Gnome(Nautilus) or KDE(Konqueror) to copy the files?
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Updating the file timestamp is cp standard behavior. If you use the command line, add the "-p" option to the cp command to preserve it.
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There are three date type file attributes: Creation date, last access, and last modified. Between those three you probably have everything you need, even if cp changes the last access date and time.
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True, I have never seen creation time stored.
For cp, I use cp -a which is an alias for cp -dpR |
to answer Sepero's Q:
***** I am using KDE (Konqueror) ***** can it be made to not change displayed file when copying files? |
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