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Posted: **19 Mar 2024 12:31**

No, this is not possible. But there is a workaroud:

You edit the file
Then you change the date

Now I have a problem:

Can I edit the file inplace?
If YES, I need to store the date in memory an then change it
If NO, I need create a new file, toch it, delete the old and rename the new one

Until now, I don't see the solution to edit it inplace.

The other option, I see the answer from this question. This is the command:

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type input.txt | findstr /v ERROR | findstr /v REFERENCE > output.txt

Now, how can I change the last modified date of the output.txt file to be equal to input.txt?

After this, just delete and rename the new file.

So, how can I edit a file inplace or how can I copy the last mofified date of one file to another only using cmd.exe? Is this possible?

Posted: **21 Mar 2024 19:17**

You might use powershell within cmd.exe to change the last modified date of a file, so this might help you:

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@echo off
setlocal enableExtensions disableDelayedExpansion

set "sourceFile=%~f0"
set "targetFile=stest.txt"

powershell.exe -Command "$(Get-Item '%targetFile%').LastWriteTime=$(Get-Item '%sourceFile%').LastWriteTime"

goto :eof

penpen

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