Details and Options

IncludeDirectories	False	whether to return f[directory]
FileNameForms	All	include files with names of the specified forms
MaxItems	Infinity	maximum items to include from a directory

Examples

Set the FileDate for all files in a directory:

Wolfram Language code: FileSystemScan[SetFileDate, FileNameJoin[{$UserBaseDirectory, "Kernel"}]]

The files in the specified directory now have a current modification date:

Wolfram Language code: FileSystemMap[FileDate, FileNameJoin[{$UserBaseDirectory, "Kernel"}]]

Set the FileDate for all files through level 2 of the specified directory:

Wolfram Language code: FileSystemScan[SetFileDate, $UserBaseDirectory, 2]

All files in $UserBaseDirectory now have the same FileDate:

Wolfram Language code: FileSystemMap[FileDate, $UserBaseDirectory, 2, 1]

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