1 #! /usr/bin/env python

     2 

     3 # Copy one file's atime and mtime to another

     4 

     5 import sys

     6 import os

     7 from stat import ST_ATIME, ST_MTIME # Really constants 7 and 8

     8 

     9 def main():

    10     if len(sys.argv) <> 3:

    11         sys.stderr.write('usage: copytime source destination\n')

    12         sys.exit(2)

    13     file1, file2 = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]

    14     try:

    15         stat1 = os.stat(file1)

    16     except os.error:

    17         sys.stderr.write(file1 + ': cannot stat\n')

    18         sys.exit(1)

    19     try:

    20         os.utime(file2, (stat1[ST_ATIME], stat1[ST_MTIME]))

    21     except os.error:

    22         sys.stderr.write(file2 + ': cannot change time\n')

    23         sys.exit(2)

    24 

    25 if __name__ == '__main__':

    26     main()