Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <2DF4B08BBEB1D111AE20006008CB4EAE36FACB@gomez.mercury.co.il> From: Eran Leshem To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: B20: 'find' modifies file access dates Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 10:45:23 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BED0F9.E029BE3E" ------_=_NextPart_001_01BED0F9.E029BE3E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Problem: 'find' changes the access dates of files it checks to the day of its execution. It should access only directories it traverses. This happens only with directories containing sub-directories. The files it touches are the first in disk order. The first file not touched always appears after a sub-directory entry. Configuration: Beta 20 under Win98, FAT & FAT32 file systems, find version 4.1 Example: cd ; find; ls -luU You will see that most of the files (first ones) have an access date of today. This doesn't happen when I use Linux 'find' on the same file systems, so the problem probably isn't in 'find' itself; This also doesn't happen when I use Windows' 'Find Files' on the same file systems, so the problem probably isn't with the WIN32 API; So I guess the problem is with the cygwin DLL. Please respond directly to me, since I'm not on this list (yet). I'll appreciate any help. Eran Leshem ------_=_NextPart_001_01BED0F9.E029BE3E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable B20: 'find' modifies file access dates

Problem: 'find' changes the access dates of files it checks to = the day of its execution. It should access only directories it = traverses. This happens only with directories containing sub-directories. The files it touches are the = first in disk order. The first file not touched always appears after a = sub-directory entry.

Configuration: Beta 20 = under Win98, FAT & FAT32 file systems, find version 4.1

Example: cd <some = directory with sub-directories>; find; ls -luU

You will see that most of = the files (first ones) have an access date of today.

This doesn't happen = when I use Linux 'find' on the same file = systems, so the problem probably isn't in 'find' itself; This also doesn't happen = when I use Windows' = 'Find Files' on the same file = systems, so the problem probably isn't with the WIN32 = API; So I guess the problem is with the cygwin DLL.

Please respond directly = to me, since I'm not on this list (yet).

I'll appreciate any = help.

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