Touch -t

[ApeintheShell]

i have a whole list of commands written down in pico and stubled upon touch -t in the unix visual quickstart guide.
I managed to update one file to the current date but how do i update an entire list?
the reason: my computer defaults to
Jan 1970 or Dec 1969 so I would prefer to know when i accessed files. It isn't a comfort when I see 1969 in three directories.

 

[TommyWillB]

You computer is defaulting to 1970 because your batter is dead... You can get a new battery at Radio Shack for <$20.

If the list of files you are talking about is a single directory, you can pipe ls to touch.

ls | touch...