[more touch ctime doc gripes:] $ touch --help Update the access and modification times of each FILE to the current time. ***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that. -a change only the access time ***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that. -m change only the modification time ***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that. $ touch z;stat z Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001 Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001 Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001... $ touch -a z;stat z Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001 Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001 Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001 $ touch -m z;stat z Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001 Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:53 2001 Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:53 2001 Also mention a way in the docs to control the ctime independently. -- http://www.geocities.com/jidanni Tel886-4-25854780 ¿n¤¦¥§ _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils