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#! /usr/bin/env python3
# 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 OSError:
sys.stderr.write(file1 + ': cannot stat\n')
sys.exit(1)
try:
os.utime(file2, (stat1[ST_ATIME], stat1[ST_MTIME]))
except OSError:
sys.stderr.write(file2 + ': cannot change time\n')
sys.exit(2)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()