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Change file access and modification times

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Adjust the access and modification time stamps for the file by the specified value

Do not create the file if it does not exist

Attempt to force the update, even if the file permissions do not currently permit it

If the file is a symbolic link, change the times of the link itself rather than the file that the link points to

Use the access and modifications times from the specified file instead of the current time of day

Change the access and modification times to the specified time instead of the current time of day

Name	Description
`-A <time>`	Adjust the access and modification time stamps for the file by the specified value
`-a`	Change the access time of the file
`-c`	Do not create the file if it does not exist
`-f`	Attempt to force the update, even if the file permissions do not currently permit it
`-h`	If the file is a symbolic link, change the times of the link itself rather than the file that the link points to
`-m`	Change the modification time of the file
`-r <file>`	Use the access and modifications times from the specified file instead of the current time of day
`-t <timestamp>`	Change the access and modification times to the specified time instead of the current time of day