[FFmpeg-user] How to preserve file time

[Reindl Harald]

Am 15.08.24 um 23:53 schrieb Ulf Zibis:
> 
> Am 15.08.24 um 23:39 schrieb Greg Oliver:
>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:
>>> Ulf Zibis (12024-08-14):
>>>> But for convenience FFmpeg CLI provides option `-y` for this task
>>> No, it does not. The -y option only disables a very simple, unreliable
>>> but convenient safety measure. It does not delete anything.
>> It actually will overwrite the output file if it already exists.
> 
> Which is  exactly what I mean by "delete".

but there is no delete action

> Some of you argue, that "OS / file system tasks" should not be in the 
> scope of FFmpeg CLI.
> 
> To me, "deleting/overwriting existing files" and "preserving file times 
> from input to output" are *both* "OS / file system tasks"

what a nonsense - each and every application overwrites files when you 
press "save"