26.05 Mac in the Shell: Dating Files

by Edward Marczak
May, 2010 Issue

Article Synopsis

Correct file metadata is important. Of course, it's sometimes more important than others, personally or otherwise. This month, I'm going to use a problem that I ran into and a basic solution for it that illustrates many bash shell constructs and tools. The problem I faced: getting back the proper time stamp on my digital pictures after a little processing. Read on and see how this was solved and learn some bash scripting on the way.

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