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4b8c67d9 25.TH FUTIMES 3 2017-09-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
9e1632fd 26.SH NAME
4cc12725 27futimes, lutimes \- change file timestamps
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28.SH SYNOPSIS
29.nf
30.B #include <sys/time.h>
dbfe9c70 31.PP
9e1632fd 32.BI "int futimes(int " fd ", const struct timeval " tv [2]);
dbfe9c70 33.PP
be8dd9c8 34.BI "int lutimes(const char *" filename ", const struct timeval " tv [2]);
9e1632fd 35.fi
68e4db0a 36.PP
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37.in -4n
38Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
39.BR feature_test_macros (7)):
40.in
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42.BR futimes (),
43.BR lutimes ():
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44 Since glibc 2.19:
45 _DEFAULT_SOURCE
46 Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
47 _BSD_SOURCE
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48.SH DESCRIPTION
49.BR futimes ()
50changes the access and modification times of a file in the same way as
51.BR utimes (2),
52with the difference that the file whose timestamps are to be changed
c13182ef 53is specified via a file descriptor,
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54.IR fd ,
55rather than via a pathname.
847e0d88 56.PP
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57.BR lutimes ()
58changes the access and modification times of a file in the same way as
59.BR utimes (2),
60with the difference that if
61.I filename
62refers to a symbolic link, then the link is not dereferenced:
63instead, the timestamps of the symbolic link are changed.
47297adb 64.SH RETURN VALUE
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65On success, zero is returned.
66On error, \-1 is returned, and
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67.I errno
68is set appropriately.
69.SH ERRORS
c13182ef 70Errors are as for
9e1632fd 71.BR utimes (2),
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72with the following additions for
73.BR futimes ():
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74.TP
75.B EBADF
76.I fd
77is not a valid file descriptor.
78.TP
79.B ENOSYS
80The
81.I /proc
9ee4a2b6 82filesystem could not be accessed.
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83.PP
84The following additional error may occur for
85.BR lutimes ():
86.TP
87.B ENOSYS
88The kernel does not support this call; Linux 2.6.22 or later is required.
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89.SH VERSIONS
90.BR futimes ()
91is available since glibc 2.3.
4cc12725 92.BR lutimes ()
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93is available since glibc 2.6, and is implemented using the
94.BR utimensat (2)
95system call, which is supported since kernel 2.6.22.
40b42b6f 96.SH ATTRIBUTES
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97For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
98.BR attributes (7).
99.TS
100allbox;
101lbw20 lb lb
102l l l.
103Interface Attribute Value
104T{
105.BR futimes (),
40b42b6f 106.BR lutimes ()
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107T} Thread safety MT-Safe
108.TE
47297adb 109.SH CONFORMING TO
4cc12725 110These functions are not specified in any standard.
33a0ccb2 111Other than Linux, they are available only on the BSDs.
47297adb 112.SH SEE ALSO
a9cfde1d 113.BR utime (2),
3e5c319e 114.BR utimensat (2),
ad22ad55 115.BR symlink (7)