feat(git-utimes): add ability to update directory timestamp

Commands.md

@@ -1624,6 +1624,8 @@ $ git browse-ci upstream
 
 Change files modification time to their last commit date. Does not touch files that are in the working tree or index.
 
+To also update the timestamps for directories, use the `--touch-dirs` or `-d` flag.
+
 The `--newer` flag preserves the original modification time of files that were committed from the local repo, by only touching files that are newer than their last commit date.
 
 ```bash

bin/git-utimes

@@ -7,12 +7,28 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
-if [[ "${1:-}" == "--newer" ]]; then
-  op=le
-  shift
-else
-  op=eq
-fi
+# %ct: committer date, UNIX timestamp / %at: author date, UNIX timestamp
+# --diff-filter=d: exclude deleted files
+log_opts=(
+  --format='%ct'
+  --diff-filter=d
+)
+op=eq
+
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  case "$arg" in
+    --newer)
+      op=le
+      ;;
+    --touch-dirs | -d)
+      log_opts+=(--dirstat=files,0)
+      ;;
+    *)
+      >&2 echo "unknown argument $arg found"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
 
 # BSD systems
 if date -j &>/dev/null; then
@@ -33,8 +49,6 @@ if bash --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '--norc'; then
 fi
 
 status_opts=(--porcelain --short)
-# %ct: committer date, UNIX timestamp / %at: author date, UNIX timestamp
-log_opts=(--format='%ct')
 if git status --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- "--no-renames"; then
   status_opts+=(--no-renames)
   log_opts+=(--no-renames)
@@ -91,13 +105,17 @@ FILENAME==tmpfile {
 }
 # skip blank lines
 !/^$/ {
-  # skip deletes
-  if (substr($1, length($1), 1) ~ /D/) {
-    next
-  }
   if (NF == 1) {
-    ct=$1
-    next
+    # dirstat line
+    if ($1 ~ /^.+% .+\/$/) {
+      # remove percentage before path
+      gsub(/^.+% /, "", $1)
+      $2 = $1
+    # timestamp line
+    } else {
+      ct=$1
+      next
+    }
   }
   $2 = substr($2, strip, length($2)- strip + 1)
   if ($2 in seen) {

man/git-utimes.1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.9.1
-.\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.9.1
-.TH "GIT\-UTIMES" "1" "May 2022" "" "Git Extras"
+.\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
+.\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
+.TH "GIT\-UTIMES" "1" "April 2026" "" "Git Extras"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBgit\-utimes\fR \- Change files modification time to their last commit date
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ Change files modification time to their last commit date\. Does not touch files
 \-\-newer
 .P
 Preserves the original modification time of files that were committed from the local repo, by only touching files that are newer than their last commit date\.
+.P
+\-\-touch\-dirs or \-d
+.P
+Also update the modification time of directories to the latest commit date of any file within them\. This can be useful for build systems that rely on directory timestamps\.
 .SH "EXAMPLES"
 Update all files' modification time to their last commit date, except those in working tree or index:
 .IP "" 4
@@ -25,6 +29,13 @@ As above, but preserve original modification time of files that were committed f
 $ git utimes \-\-newer
 .fi
 .IP "" 0
+.P
+Update all files' and directories' modification time to their last commit date, except those in working tree or index:
+.IP "" 4
+.nf
+$ git utimes \-\-touch\-dirs
+.fi
+.IP "" 0
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 Written by Vitaly Chikunov <\fIvt@altlinux\.org\fR>, inspired by Stackexchange comments\. Updated by Bill Wood <\fIwpwoodjr@gmail\.com\fR> to add \fB\-\-newer\fR flag and ignore files in the working tree or index\.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"

man/git-utimes.md

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ git-utimes(1) -- Change files modification time to their last commit date
   --newer
 
   Preserves the original modification time of files that were committed from the local repo, by only touching files that are newer than their last commit date.
+
+  --touch-dirs or -d
+
+  Also update the modification time of directories to the latest commit date of any file within them. This can be useful for build systems that rely on directory timestamps.
 
 ## EXAMPLES
 
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ Update all files' modification time to their last commit date, except those in w
 As above, but preserve original modification time of files that were committed from local repo:
 
     $ git utimes --newer
+
+Update all files' and directories' modification time to their last commit date, except those in working tree or index:
+
+    $ git utimes --touch-dirs
 
 ## AUTHOR