Re: [LUG] Updating the time stamp of specific files recursively throughout a directory structure.

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/11/10 12:07, Roland Tarver wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 11:54 AM, tom<tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>    
> > On 14/11/10 10:34, Roland Tarver wrote:
> >      
> > > Hi Folks
> > >
> > > I am sure this is fairly straight forward. But cant think how to do it....
> > >
> > > Within a directory structure exist various WAV files (usually lecture
> > > recordings). They have a time stamp of 1980. How would I touch all these
> > > files? and update the time stamp. I have a list of the paths and
> > > filenames in a text file. An example of the file is shown below.
> > >
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021010-111302.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021010-130029.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021110-094232.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021110-113322.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021110-122522.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021510-092736.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/021510-110411.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/121009-102551.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/lectureRecordings/2ndYear/recordingsToSort/drugs/morphine.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/301AppliedPharmacology/lectureRecordings/110110-091844.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/301AppliedPharmacology/lectureRecordings/110110-105226.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/301AppliedPharmacology/lectureRecordings/110110-140655.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/301AppliedPharmacology/lectureRecordings/110210-091714.WAV
> > >
> > > /home/roly/uniDocs/301AppliedPharmacology/lectureRecordings/110210-111618.WAV
> > >
> > > The command would probably need to recursively touch all the WAV files
> > > starting from the /home/roly/uniDocs directory. Touch does not seem to
> > > support recursion - according to the man page. :-s
> > >
> > > xargs?
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Many thanks
> > >
> > > Roly :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >        
> > This is really an RTFM problem but
> >      
> Actually, i did read the manual for xargs and touch but have never
> used find before so would have struggled putting 2 and 2 together. :-p
>    
These things should be beaten into anyone even thinking of doing an IT 
course before they're allowed near a mouse!.
Try doing that through a gui interface...
Tom te tom te tom

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