[clue-tech] mtime isn't

[chris fedde]

Mtime is the time when the file's inode was modified.  The file system sees
that the copy is a new inode so mtime is updated.

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:44 PM, David L. Willson <DLWillson at thegeek.nu>wrote:

> Why is that when I copy a file from one place to another, the mtime
> updates?  I've noticed it in bash with cp and just now in Rhythmbox, copying
> some stuph to my iAudio U3.  I'm not modifying, I'm copying, and an
> important piece of meta-data is getting destroyed by default.  Does anyone
> know what the rationale for this behavior might be?
>
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