setfile:tldr:b323f

The setfile command is a utility used in macOS to modify file metadata and attributes. It can be used to change the creation or modification date of one or more files.

The specific command you provided setfile -d "${MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS}" ${filename1 filename2 ---} is used to change the creation date of multiple files simultaneously.

Let's break down the command:

• setfile: This is the command itself, indicating we want to use the setfile utility.
• -d: It is an option that specifies we want to modify the creation date of the files.
• "${MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS}": This is a placeholder for a specific date and time format. You need to replace it with an actual timestamp in the format "MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS". For example, if you want to set the creation date to December 31, 2022, at 8:30 PM, you would replace it with "12-31-2022 20:30:00".
• ${filename1 filename2 ---}: This represents the list of files whose creation dates you want to modify. Replace ${filename1 filename2 ---} with the actual filenames or paths of the files you want to modify. You can include as many filenames or paths as you need, separating them with spaces.

So, using this command, you can set the creation date of multiple files at once by replacing the date and time placeholder with the desired timestamp and providing the filenames or paths of the files you want to modify.