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cat <<EOF | sudo tee /usr/local/bin/copy-file-timestamps
#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import sys
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
        print("Usage: copy-file-timestamps <source_folder> <destination_folder>")
        sys.exit(1)

    source_folder, destination_folder = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]

    file_count = 0  # Initialize the counter

    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(source_folder):
        for name in files + dirs:  # Process both files and directories
            source_file_path = Path(root, name)
            relative_path = source_file_path.relative_to(source_folder)
            destination_file_path = Path(destination_folder, relative_path)

            if destination_file_path.exists():
                shutil.copystat(source_file_path, destination_file_path)
                file_count += 1
                print(f"Timestamps copied from {source_file_path} to folder {destination_folder}")

    print() 
    print(f"Total files and directories with updated timestamps: {file_count}")  # Print the total count
    print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
EOF

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/copy-file-timestamps