#! /usr/bin/env python | |
# Copy one file's atime and mtime to another | |
import sys | |
import os | |
from stat import ST_ATIME, ST_MTIME # Really constants 7 and 8 | |
def main(): | |
if len(sys.argv) <> 3: | |
sys.stderr.write('usage: copytime source destination\n') | |
sys.exit(2) | |
file1, file2 = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] | |
try: | |
stat1 = os.stat(file1) | |
except os.error: | |
sys.stderr.write(file1 + ': cannot stat\n') | |
sys.exit(1) | |
try: | |
os.utime(file2, (stat1[ST_ATIME], stat1[ST_MTIME])) | |
except os.error: | |
sys.stderr.write(file2 + ': cannot change time\n') | |
sys.exit(2) | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |