Could -h aka --no-dereference be supported?
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Description
Could -h aka --no-dereference be supported?
This can change the timstamp of symlinks to whatever I points at.
I had to use system "touch". Would be nicer to use ruby directly though.
Example:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/63876/changing-the-timestamp-of-a-symlink
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Research direction
Start by locating FileUtils.touch and its existing option handling and tests. Compare the requested -h/--no-dereference behavior with the linked Unix example, then verify that touching a symlink changes the link timestamp rather than the target timestamp.
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- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Newbie friendliness
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