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setfile

Sets file attributes on files in an HFS+ directory. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/setfile.html.
  • Set creation date for specific files:
    setfile -d "{{MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}
  • Set modification date for specific files:
    setfile -m "{{MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}
  • Set modification date for symlink file (not to linked file itself):
    setfile -P -m "{{MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

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