[TxMt] Re: Why does textmate modify the file mtime after closing the tab?

[Marc Wilson]

Hey, Allan, what about this?

https://eclecticlight.co/2020/03/27/what-changes-a-files-modification-date-and-what-doesnt/

I'm not saying you're wrong (I have no idea), but Howard says:

"Changing a file’s xattrs doesn’t alter the data in the file itself. Xattrs aren’t even stored in the main data area of a volume, but apart, in the file system metadata. So adding or changing a xattr won’t change the date of modification, nor the date that the file was last opened. In fact, unless you look at the xattrs using a utility such as my xattr editor xattred, you won’t even notice what’s happened."

I'm wondering how to test something like that. :)

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Marc Wilson
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On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, at 4:01 AM, Allan Odgaard wrote:
> On 26 Mar 2020, at 7:50, 周彬 wrote:

>> I use electron-vue to automatically reload the page if file modified, and every time I close the tab, textmate automatically update mtime of the file. Are there any configuration option that do not modify the mtime of the file when the tab is closed?

> The reason is that TextMate uses extended attributes to store things such as position of insertion point, selection etc.

> You can disable this via `.tm_properties`. Create a `.tm_properties` file in the root of your project and let it contain this line:

> `disableExtendedAttributes = true
`
> You can also create the file in `~` to disable the behavior globally, or you can limit it to certain file types, e.g. by using:

> `[ *.vue ]
disableExtendedAttributes = true
`
> 
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