Re: First timer: Finder Copy vs. cp
Re: First timer: Finder Copy vs. cp
- Subject: Re: First timer: Finder Copy vs. cp
- From: Peter Bierman <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:56:56 -0700
At 2:36 AM -0700 8/11/06, Michael Smith wrote:
In particular, note that this is a new file; it is semantically
incorrect (regardless of your expectations otherwise) to mis-label
the file as having been instantiated at any time other than when it
was.
The "creation date", as understood by 22 years of Mac users, is the
date that the CONTENTS of the file were created.
The file, as a filesystem object, is irrelevant to the user. The user
cares primarily about the contents.
-pmb
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