Change file creation/modify/last accessed time

Question: How many lines does it take to change a file’s creation, modified or last accessed time?

Answer: One Powershell line.


(ls \some\file.txt).CreationTime = (date("Jan 1 1979 12:00:00 am"));
(ls \some\file.txt).LastWriteTime = (date("Jan 1 1979 12:00:00 am"));
(ls \some\file.txt).LastAccessTime = (date("Jan 1 1979 12:00:00 am"));

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