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  47 .TH UTIMES 2 "Dec 20, 2014"
  48 .SH NAME
  49 utimes, futimesat \- set file access and modification times
  50 .SH SYNOPSIS
  51 .LP
  52 .nf
  53 #include <sys/time.h>
  54 
  55 \fBint\fR \fButimes\fR(\fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR, \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  56 .fi
  57 
  58 .LP
  59 .nf










  60 \fBint\fR \fBfutimesat\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR,
  61      \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  62 .fi
  63 
  64 .LP
  65 .nf
  66 #include <sys/stat.h>
  67 
  68 \fBint\fR \fBfutimens\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfiledes\fR, \fBconst timespec_t\fR \fInstimes[2]\fR);
  69 
  70 \fBint\fR \fButimensat\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfiledes\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR,
  71     \fBconst timespec_t\fR \fInstimes[2]\fR, \fBint\fR \fIflag\fR);
  72 
  73 .SH DESCRIPTION
  74 .LP
  75 The \fButimes()\fR function sets the access and modification times of the file
  76 pointed to by the \fIpath\fR argument to the value of the \fItimes\fR argument.
  77 It allows time specifications accurate to the microsecond.
  78 .sp
  79 .LP










  80 The \fBfutimesat()\fR function also sets access and modification times.  See
  81 \fBfsattr\fR(5). If \fIpath\fR is a relative path name, however,
  82 \fBfutimesat()\fR resolves the path relative to the \fIfildes\fR argument
  83 rather than the current working directory.  If \fIfildes\fR is set to
  84 \fBAT_FDCWD\fR, defined in <\fBfcntl.h\fR>, \fBfutimesat()\fR resolves the path
  85 relative to the current working directory.  If \fIpath\fR is a null pointer,
  86 \fBfutimesat()\fR sets the access and modification times on the file referenced
  87 by \fIfildes\fR. The \fIfildes\fR argument is ignored even when
  88 \fBfutimesat()\fR is provided with an absolute path.
  89 .sp
  90 .LP
  91 The \fItimes\fR argument is an array of \fBtimeval\fR structures. The first
  92 array member represents the date and time of last access, and the second member
  93 represents the date and time of last modification.  The times in the
  94 \fBtimeval\fR structure are measured in seconds and microseconds since the
  95 Epoch, although rounding toward the nearest second may occur.
  96 .sp
  97 .LP
  98 If the \fItimes\fR argument is a null pointer, the access and modification
  99 times of the file are set to the current time.  The effective user \fBID\fR of
 100 the process must be the same as the owner of the file, or must have write
 101 access to the file or the {\fBPRIV_FILE_OWNER\fR} privilege to use this call in
 102 this manner. Upon completion, \fButimes()\fR will mark the time of the last
 103 file status change, \fBst_ctime\fR, for update.
 104 .sp
 105 .LP
 106 The \fBfutimens()\fR and \fButimensat()\fR functions also set access and
 107 modification times; however, instead of taking \fBstruct timeval\fR, they take
 108 \fBtimespec_t\fR which allows for nanosecond granularity. The \fBfutimens()\fR
 109 function sets the access and modification times on the file descriptor
 110 referenced by \fIfiledes\fR.
 111 .sp
 112 .LP
 113 The \fButimensat()\fR function determines the file to set the access and
 114 modification times in an similar way to \fBfutemsat()\fR. If the argument
 115 \fIpath\fR is an absolute path, then the argument \fIfiledes\fR is ignored;
 116 otherwise, \fIpath\fR is interpreted as a path relative to the directory
 117 specified by \fIfiledes\fR. If \fIfiledes\fR is set to \fBAT_FDCWD\fR, then
 118 \fIpath\fR is resolved relative to the current working directory. The behavior
 119 when encountering symbolic links may be controlled by the value of the
 120 \fIflag\fR argument. If the value of flag is the constant
 121 \fBAT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW\fR, then when a symbolic link is encountered while
 122 resolving a path, it will not be followed. Otherwise, the value of \fIflag\fR
 123 should be \fB0\fR.

 124 .SH RETURN VALUES
 125 .LP
 126 Upon successful completion, \fB0\fR is returned.  Otherwise, \fB\(mi1\fR is
 127 returned, \fBerrno\fR is set to indicate the error, and the file times will not
 128 be affected.
 129 .SH ERRORS
 130 .LP
 131 The \fButimes()\fR, \fBfutimesat()\fR, \fBfutimens()\fR, and \fButimensat()\fR
 132 functions will fail if:
 133 .sp
 134 .ne 2
 135 .na
 136 \fB\fBEACCES\fR\fR
 137 .ad
 138 .RS 16n
 139 Search permission is denied by a component of the path prefix; or the
 140 \fItimes\fR argument is a null pointer and the effective user \fBID\fR of the
 141 process does not match the owner of the file and write access is denied.
 142 .RE
 143 
 144 .sp
 145 .ne 2
 146 .na
 147 \fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR
 148 .ad
 149 .RS 16n
 150 The \fIpath\fR or \fItimes\fR argument points to an illegal address. For
 151 \fBfutimesat()\fR, \fIpath\fR might have the value \fINULL\fR if the
 152 \fIfildes\fR argument refers to a valid open file descriptor.
 153 .RE
 154 
 155 .sp
 156 .ne 2
 157 .na
 158 \fB\fBEINTR\fR\fR
 159 .ad
 160 .RS 16n
 161 A signal was caught during the execution of the \fButimes()\fR,

 162 \fBfutimesat()\fR, \fBfutimens()\fR, or \fButimensat()\fR functions.
 163 .RE
 164 
 165 .sp
 166 .ne 2
 167 .na
 168 \fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR
 169 .ad
 170 .RS 16n
 171 The number of microseconds specified in one or both of the \fBtimeval\fR
 172 structures pointed to by \fItimes\fR was greater than or equal to 1,000,000 or
 173 less than 0. The number of nanoseconds specified in one or both of the
 174 \fBtimespec_t\fR structures pointed to by \fInstimes\fR was greater than or
 175 equal to 1,000,000,000 or less than 0.
 176 .RE
 177 
 178 .sp
 179 .ne 2
 180 .na
 181 \fB\fBEIO\fR\fR


 253 .ad
 254 .RS 16n
 255 The file system containing the file is read-only.
 256 .RE
 257 
 258 .sp
 259 .LP
 260 The \fButimes()\fR, \fBfutimesat()\fR, and \fButimensat()\fR functions may fail
 261 if:
 262 .sp
 263 .ne 2
 264 .na
 265 \fB\fBENAMETOOLONG\fR\fR
 266 .ad
 267 .RS 16n
 268 Path name resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate result whose
 269 length exceeds {\fIPATH_MAX\fR}.
 270 .RE
 271 
 272 .SH ATTRIBUTES
 273 .LP
 274 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 275 .sp
 276 
 277 .sp
 278 .TS
 279 box;
 280 c | c
 281 l | l .
 282 ATTRIBUTE TYPE  ATTRIBUTE VALUE
 283 _
 284 Interface Stability     Committed
 285 _
 286 Standard        See below.
 287 .TE
 288 
 289 .sp
 290 .LP
 291 For \fButimes()\fR, \fButimensat()\fR and \fBfutimensat()\fR, see \fBstandards\fR(5).
 292 .SH SEE ALSO
 293 .LP
 294 \fBfutimens\fR(2), \fBstat\fR(2), \fButime\fR(2), \fBattributes\fR(5),
 295 \fBfsattr\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)


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  40 .\" information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
  41 .\"
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  43 .\" Portions Copyright (c) 1992, X/Open Company Limited.  All Rights Reserved.
  44 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  45 .\" Copyright (c) 2014, Joyent, Inc.
  46 .\" Copyright 2020 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
  47 .\"
  48 .TH UTIMES 2 "Sep 06, 2020"
  49 .SH NAME
  50 utimes, lutimes, futimes, futimesat, utimens, utimensat \- set file access and modification times
  51 .SH SYNOPSIS

  52 .nf
  53 #include <sys/time.h>
  54 
  55 \fBint\fR \fButimes\fR(\fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR, \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  56 .fi
  57 
  58 .LP
  59 .nf
  60 \fBint\fR \fBlutimes\fR(\fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR, \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  61 .fi
  62 
  63 .LP
  64 .nf
  65 \fBint\fR \fBfutimes\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR, \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  66 .fi
  67 
  68 .LP
  69 .nf
  70 \fBint\fR \fBfutimesat\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR,
  71      \fBconst struct timeval\fR \fItimes\fR[2]);
  72 .fi
  73 
  74 .LP
  75 .nf
  76 #include <sys/stat.h>
  77 
  78 \fBint\fR \fBfutimens\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR, \fBconst timespec_t\fR \fInstimes[2]\fR);
  79 
  80 \fBint\fR \fButimensat\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIpath\fR,
  81     \fBconst timespec_t\fR \fInstimes[2]\fR, \fBint\fR \fIflag\fR);
  82 
  83 .SH DESCRIPTION

  84 The \fButimes()\fR function sets the access and modification times of the file
  85 pointed to by the \fIpath\fR argument to the value of the \fItimes\fR argument.
  86 It allows time specifications accurate to the microsecond.
  87 .sp
  88 .LP
  89 The \fBlutimes()\fR function operates like \fButimes()\fR except if \fIpath\fR
  90 points to a symbolic link; in that case \fBlutimes()\fR changes the access and
  91 modifications times of the link, while \fButimes()\fR changes the file that
  92 is referenced by the link.
  93 .sp
  94 .LP
  95 The \fBfutimes()\fR function sets the access and modification times of the
  96 file referenced by the file descriptor \fIfildes\fR.
  97 .sp
  98 .LP
  99 The \fBfutimesat()\fR function also sets access and modification times.  See
 100 \fBfsattr\fR(5). If \fIpath\fR is a relative path name, however,
 101 \fBfutimesat()\fR resolves the path relative to the \fIfildes\fR argument
 102 rather than the current working directory.  If \fIfildes\fR is set to
 103 \fBAT_FDCWD\fR, defined in <\fBfcntl.h\fR>, \fBfutimesat()\fR resolves the path
 104 relative to the current working directory.  If \fIpath\fR is a null pointer,
 105 \fBfutimesat()\fR sets the access and modification times on the file referenced
 106 by \fIfildes\fR. The \fIfildes\fR argument is ignored if
 107 \fBfutimesat()\fR is provided with an absolute path.
 108 .sp
 109 .LP
 110 The \fItimes\fR argument is an array of \fBtimeval\fR structures. The first
 111 array member represents the date and time of last access, and the second member
 112 represents the date and time of last modification.  The times in the
 113 \fBtimeval\fR structure are measured in seconds and microseconds since the
 114 Epoch, although rounding toward the nearest second may occur.
 115 .sp
 116 .LP
 117 If the \fItimes\fR argument is a null pointer, the access and modification
 118 times of the file are set to the current time.  The effective user \fBID\fR of
 119 the process must be the same as the owner of the file, or must have write
 120 access to the file or the {\fBPRIV_FILE_OWNER\fR} privilege to use this call in
 121 this manner. Upon completion, \fButimes()\fR will mark the time of the last
 122 file status change, \fBst_ctime\fR, for update.
 123 .sp
 124 .LP
 125 The \fBfutimens()\fR and \fButimensat()\fR functions also set access and
 126 modification times; however, instead of taking \fBstruct timeval\fR, they take
 127 \fBtimespec_t\fR which allows for nanosecond granularity. The \fBfutimens()\fR
 128 function sets the access and modification times on the file descriptor
 129 referenced by \fIfildes\fR.
 130 .sp
 131 .LP
 132 The \fButimensat()\fR function determines the file to set the access and
 133 modification times in an similar way to \fBfutimesat()\fR. If the argument
 134 \fIpath\fR is an absolute path, then the argument \fIfildes\fR is ignored;
 135 otherwise, \fIpath\fR is interpreted as a path relative to the directory
 136 specified by \fIfildes\fR. If \fIfildes\fR is set to \fBAT_FDCWD\fR, then
 137 \fIpath\fR is resolved relative to the current working directory. The behavior
 138 when encountering symbolic links may be controlled by the value of the
 139 \fIflag\fR argument. If the value of flag is the constant
 140 \fBAT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW\fR, then when a symbolic link is encountered while
 141 resolving a path, it will not be followed. Otherwise, the value of \fIflag\fR
 142 should be \fB0\fR. Note that, unlike \fBfutimesat()\fR, \fButimensat()\fR
 143 does not accept a null pointer for the \fIpath\fR argument.
 144 .SH RETURN VALUES

 145 Upon successful completion, \fB0\fR is returned.  Otherwise, \fB\(mi1\fR is
 146 returned, \fBerrno\fR is set to indicate the error, and the file times will not
 147 be affected.
 148 .SH ERRORS
 149 The \fButimes()\fR, \fBlutimes()\fR, \fBfutimes()\fR, \fBfutimesat()\fR,
 150 \fBfutimens()\fR, and \fButimensat()\fR
 151 functions will fail if:
 152 .sp
 153 .ne 2
 154 .na
 155 \fB\fBEACCES\fR\fR
 156 .ad
 157 .RS 16n
 158 Search permission is denied by a component of the path prefix; or the
 159 \fItimes\fR argument is a null pointer and the effective user \fBID\fR of the
 160 process does not match the owner of the file and write access is denied.
 161 .RE
 162 
 163 .sp
 164 .ne 2
 165 .na
 166 \fB\fBEFAULT\fR\fR
 167 .ad
 168 .RS 16n
 169 The \fIpath\fR or \fItimes\fR argument points to an illegal address.


 170 .RE
 171 
 172 .sp
 173 .ne 2
 174 .na
 175 \fB\fBEINTR\fR\fR
 176 .ad
 177 .RS 16n
 178 A signal was caught during the execution of the \fButimes()\fR,
 179 \fBlutimes()\fR, \fBfutimes()\fR,
 180 \fBfutimesat()\fR, \fBfutimens()\fR, or \fButimensat()\fR functions.
 181 .RE
 182 
 183 .sp
 184 .ne 2
 185 .na
 186 \fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR
 187 .ad
 188 .RS 16n
 189 The number of microseconds specified in one or both of the \fBtimeval\fR
 190 structures pointed to by \fItimes\fR was greater than or equal to 1,000,000 or
 191 less than 0. The number of nanoseconds specified in one or both of the
 192 \fBtimespec_t\fR structures pointed to by \fInstimes\fR was greater than or
 193 equal to 1,000,000,000 or less than 0.
 194 .RE
 195 
 196 .sp
 197 .ne 2
 198 .na
 199 \fB\fBEIO\fR\fR


 271 .ad
 272 .RS 16n
 273 The file system containing the file is read-only.
 274 .RE
 275 
 276 .sp
 277 .LP
 278 The \fButimes()\fR, \fBfutimesat()\fR, and \fButimensat()\fR functions may fail
 279 if:
 280 .sp
 281 .ne 2
 282 .na
 283 \fB\fBENAMETOOLONG\fR\fR
 284 .ad
 285 .RS 16n
 286 Path name resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate result whose
 287 length exceeds {\fIPATH_MAX\fR}.
 288 .RE
 289 
 290 .SH ATTRIBUTES

 291 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 292 .sp
 293 
 294 .sp
 295 .TS
 296 box;
 297 c | c
 298 l | l .
 299 ATTRIBUTE TYPE  ATTRIBUTE VALUE
 300 _
 301 Interface Stability     Committed
 302 _
 303 Standard        See below.
 304 .TE
 305 
 306 .sp
 307 .LP
 308 For \fButimes()\fR, \fButimensat()\fR and \fBfutimensat()\fR, see \fBstandards\fR(5).
 309 .SH SEE ALSO
 310 fBstat\fR(2), \fButime\fR(2), \fBattributes\fR(5),

 311 \fBfsattr\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)