Dates are set from epoch time.. 0 is Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT You can play with it using the date command: date -d @0 +"%d-%m-%Y %T %z" -- JD Austin Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek) jd@twingeckos.com On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > doesn't that have to do with the millineum bug? > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 12:19 PM, wrote: > >> >> Correction ... I found that I was able to set dates >> as far back as 1969, but not earlier. >> >> >> > 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. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >