[FFmpeg-trac] #11139(undetermined:closed): Option to preserve filetime of input

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#11139: Option to preserve filetime of input
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             Reporter:  Ulf Zibis    |                    Owner:  (none)
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  closed
             Priority:  wish         |                Component:
                                     |  undetermined
              Version:  unspecified  |               Resolution:  wontfix
             Keywords:  convenience  |               Blocked By:
  option                             |
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by inof):

 Replying to [comment:3 Ulf Zibis]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 inof]:
 > > A better solution is this (after running FFmpeg):
 > > {{{
 > > touch -r <input> <output>
 > > }}}
 > You could also argue, that
 > {{{  rm <output> && ffmpeg ... }}}
 > is better than
 > `  ffmpeg -y ...`.

 You probably mean:
 {{{  rm -f <output>; ffmpeg ... }}}
 That wouldn't be better because it opens a potential security hole (a race
 condition).

 Apart from that, the -y option cannot really be compared with the option
 proposed in this ticked, because it serves a very different purpose and
 has very different implications. (By the way, note that the -y option does
 ''not'' cause FFmpeg to remove the file beforehand, i.e. it is not the
 same as calling `rm`. The -y option only disables the check for the
 existence of the file.)

 Actually, the behaviour of FFmpeg regarding the presence or non-presence
 of the -y option is not very good. It needs to be redesigned, taking
 advantage of the O_EXCL flag to the open() function, but that's beyond the
 scope of this ticket.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11139#comment:5>
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