On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:22:41 -0400 Alberto Sentieri <[email protected]> wrote:
> cp and mv are not preserving the file timestamps when copying from a > ext4 file system to a smb file system. What I see is: * mv does preserve the time of the file, regardless of copying to an SMB share or not. * cp indeed does not preserve the time of the original file, regardless of copying to an SMB share or not. mv simply moves a directory entry, including the inode, from here to there. cp creates a new directory entry at the destination. So these results make sense. To have cp preserve the time (i.e. copy the original file's time to the copy), use its -p option. Also, check for aliases that might include options you don't want. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
