utime

Function Header

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <utime.h>

Function Prototype

int utime(const char *pathname, const struct utimbuf *times);

Function

Change atime(last access time) and mtime(modification time) of i-node

struct utimbuf {
	time_t actime;
	time_t modtime;
}

time = null → set as current time
- required effective UID = file UID or write permission to the file
time != null → set as requested
- required effective UID = file UID an write permission on file