George Gallen on 18 Jul 2006 20:02:42 -0000


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RE: [PLUG] Capturing the timestamps of files


Isn't there a "-p" that preserves the date/time of the file
while it's copying it, Similar to the one in the "cp" command?

George

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> George Langford
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> Subject: [PLUG] Capturing the timestamps of files
> 
> 
> Here's my task: Measure the rate of a process by taking digital
> pictures of the process and then relating the elapsed time between
> images to the changes seen in the images.
> 
> Here's my dilemma: Win98SE apparently won't let me see the seconds
> in the file's timestamp, but at least the timestamp is preserved
> when copying the file from the original floppy to my hard drive.
> Debian, bless its heart, lets me see the timestamp out to the
> nearest second, but changes the timestamp when the file is copied
> onto the hard drive.
> 
> In Windows, a proprietary product called Directory Printer will let
> me print out the contents of a drive in a wide variety of formats,
> and I could use that to get my information from the floppy disks
> without the laborious process of writing it out longhand.  Is there
> a similar [free, I presume] product available in debian which will
> do the same general tasks as Directory Printer ? That would save
> me from having to accumulate a large inventory of write-protected
> floppies.
> 
> Of course, I could do a screen capture, but that seems utterly
> wasteful and almost as tedious as longhand copying ...
> 
> George Langford
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