shenkin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter S. Shenkin) (12/25/90)
This is another chapter in the saga of figuring out how to do backups efficiently on my PI. I find that many, many (2061, to be precise) system-supplied files have dates of Jul 25, 2032. This includes lots of stuff in /usr/lib, in /usr/catman, in /usr/NeWS, /usr/etc, /usr/include, and in /dev. Obviously, this makes it inconvenient to use 'bru -n' to back up files more recent than, let's say, last week. Does anyone know why these odd dates exist? Will anything dire happen if I touch these files to change the dates to something old -- like Oct 17, 1917, or Jul 14, 1789, for instance? -P. ************************f*u*cn*rd*ths*u*cn*gt*a*gd*jb************************** Peter S. Shenkin, Department of Chemistry, Barnard College, New York, NY 10027 (212)854-1418 shenkin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu(Internet) shenkin@cunixf(Bitnet) ***"In scenic New York... where the third world is only a subway ride away."***