settime(1)                                                       settime(1)

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 sys-
     tem); 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(1) in place of settime is encouraged.

LOCALE
     The LCMESSAGES environment variable governs the language in which
     message texts are displayed.

     If LCMESSAGES is undefined or is defined as the null string, it
     defaults to the value of LANG. If LANG is likewise undefined or null,
     the system acts as if it were not internationalized.

     If any of the locale variables has an invalid value, the system acts
     as if none of the variables were set.

     The LCALL environment variable governs the entire locale. LCALL
     takes precedence over all the other environment variables which affect
     internationalization.

SEE ALSO
     touch(1).










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