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Re: touch

From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: touch
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:10:08 -0700
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According to ctrn3e8 on 12/19/2009 10:07 PM:
>    touch -m no longer seems to modify the file modification date.  Archlinux,
>    coreutils-8.2 (package coreutils-8.2-1-i686).  Works if use coreutils-7.6.

What kernel version on which architecture (uname -a)?  Can you send an
strace?  We recently fixed a bug with kernel 2.6.32 failing to change
ctime when you use 'touch -a'; I wonder if there is another kernel bug we
need to be aware of.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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