package system import ( "os" "time" ) // Chtimes changes the access time and modified time of a file at the given path func Chtimes(name string, atime time.Time, mtime time.Time) error { unixMinTime := time.Unix(0, 0) // The max Unix time is 33 bits set unixMaxTime := unixMinTime.Add((1<<33 - 1) * time.Second) // If the modified time is prior to the Unix Epoch, or after the // end of Unix Time, os.Chtimes has undefined behavior // default to Unix Epoch in this case, just in case if atime.Before(unixMinTime) || atime.After(unixMaxTime) { atime = unixMinTime } if mtime.Before(unixMinTime) || mtime.After(unixMaxTime) { mtime = unixMinTime } if err := os.Chtimes(name, atime, mtime); err != nil { return err } return nil }