SETTIME(1)           INTERACTIVE UNIX System           SETTIME(1)



          NAME
               settime - change a files access and modification dates

          SYNOPSIS
               settime mmddhhmm [ yy ] [ -f fname ] name ...

          DESCRIPTION
               settime 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.

          SEE ALSO
               date(1), touch(1).

          NOTES
               Use of touch in place of settime is encouraged.
























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