Ok, I'm a dolt. I've been using touch for years and didn't think it even had any options. I didn't think it would be *that* easy to back-date a file. Next time I'll RTFM. Thanks Peter At 03:38 PM 11/16/2004 , you wrote: >man touch > >AZ Pete wrote: >>Is there a way to set the modified date for a file to some point in the past? >>This needs to be done on a production box, so I can't simply set the >>system clock back, touch the file, and reset the clock again. > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss