How to set older file dates?

[Michael Havens]

"How can I set the date on some old files from
the 60's, 70's, and 80's?"

Brian, are you updating the directories of your parents and grandparents
digital photo albums?

hardt-har-harrrrr

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Double digit dates from this century will become the y2.1k problem some
> day :)"
>
> I read that it was fixed with 64 bit computing.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Brian Cluff <brian at snaptek.com> wrote:
>
>> You need to specify the century part of the year as well, otherwise touch
>> assumes you mean the current century.
>>
>> Double digit dates from this century will become the y2.1k problem some
>> day :)
>>
>> Try:
>> touch -t 196709131010 filename
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>> On 03/07/2015 11:59 AM, joe at actionline.com wrote:
>>
>>> How can I set the date on some old files from
>>> the 60's, 70's, and 80's?
>>> When I use touch -t 6709131010 filename
>>> for the date September 13, 1967, the date
>>> shows up as September 13, 2067.
>>>
>>>
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