SetModificationDate

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.08
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 02 February 2018
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NAME

SetModificationDate - Set Modification Timestamps of Files in Directory

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/bin/SetModificationDate [ -h | -i | -u | -V ]

SetModificationDate [ directory ]

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

 

DESCRIPTION

Set file modification date of files in a directory in the same order as when the files are sorted by name.

This command can be used to ensure, that images are showed in the right sequence when displaying them on a TV that does not display files ordered by name correctly.

The SetModificationDate command can be installed to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Microsoft™ Windows Explorer' for most convenient usage. To do so, invoke SetModificationDate -i once.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage message.

-i
install the SetModificationDate command as menu point 'SetModificationDate' to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer'.

-u
uninstall the SetModificationDate shortcut from the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer'.

-V
print program version.

directory
the modification date of the files within this directory will be modified. When installed in the 'Send To' menu the selected directory in 'Windows Explorer' are passed to the SetModificationDate command and the modification date of all files therein are set in the same sequence as if the files are ordered by filename.

If no directory is specified, you are queried to select the directory by a open folder box dialog where you then can select the directory to be processed.

 

ENVIRONMENT

-

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

4
usage message displayed.

5
program version printed.

6
program variant not known. This error occurs when the SetModificationDate command is renamed.

 

FILES

-

 

EXAMPLES

-

 

SEE ALSO

wintoolsintro(1), config(1m), newfiletime(1m)

 

NOTES

-

 

BUGS

-

 

AUTHOR

SetModificationDate was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

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