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NAME

6       futimes, lutimes - change file timestamps
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/time.h>
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11       int futimes(int fd, const struct timeval tv[2]);
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13       int lutimes(const char *filename, const struct timeval tv[2]);
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15   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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17       futimes(), lutimes(): _BSD_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

20       futimes()  changes  the  access and modification times of a file in the
21       same way as utimes(2), with the difference that the  file  whose  time‐
22       stamps are to be changed is specified via a file descriptor, fd, rather
23       than via a pathname.
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25       lutimes() changes the access and modification times of a  file  in  the
26       same way as utimes(2), with the difference that if filename refers to a
27       symbolic link, then the link is not dereferenced:  instead,  the  time‐
28       stamps of the symbolic link are changed.
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RETURN VALUE

31       On  success,  zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and errno is
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ERRORS

35       Errors  are  as  for  utimes(2),  with  the  following  additions   for
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38       EBADF  fd is not a valid file descriptor.
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40       ENOSYS The /proc file system could not be accessed.
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VERSIONS

43       futimes()  is  available since glibc 2.3.  lutimes() is available since
44       glibc 2.6, and is implemented using the utimensat(2) system call, which
45       is supported since kernel 2.6.22.
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CONFORMING TO

48       These  functions  are not specified in any standard.  Other than Linux,
49       they are only available on the BSDs.
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SEE ALSO

52       utimensat(2), utime(2), symlink(7)
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COLOPHON

55       This page is part of release 3.25 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A
56       description  of  the project, and information about reporting bugs, can
57       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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