How Do I Change the Modified Time on a File in Linux?
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You can change the modification time of a file using -m option.

How do I change the modified time of a file?

You can manually change the Last Modified Date/Time for a file using a free software called Attribute Changer from You will need to remember the modified date/time of your presentation file, modify the file and then use Attribute Changer to set the modified date/time to the previous one.

Can you change the last modified date on a file?

When you want to change the modified date of a file, you can change the date in the file properties dialog. … Double-click the folder with the file you want to change and click on the file name. In the details pane, click on the value that you want to change. If you can’t select the value, then you can’t edit it.

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