diff --git a/qse/configure b/qse/configure
index b926dfa8..2c233d41 100755
--- a/qse/configure
+++ b/qse/configure
@@ -17616,7 +17616,7 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 done
 
-for ac_func in utime utimes
+for ac_func in utime utimes futimes lutimes futimens
 do :
   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
 ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "$ac_func" "$as_ac_var"
diff --git a/qse/configure.ac b/qse/configure.ac
index 797fa5a0..603ae36b 100644
--- a/qse/configure.ac
+++ b/qse/configure.ac
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([isblank iswblank])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lseek64 stat64 fstat64 lstat64 ftruncate64 readdir64 dirfd])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lstat fchmod fsync ftruncate])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([timegm timelocal localtime_r gettimeofday settimeofday])
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([utime utimes])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([utime utimes futimes lutimes futimens])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([sysconf prctl fdopendir setrlimit getrlimit])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([backtrace backtrace_symbols])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([fork vfork posix_spawn gettid nanosleep select])
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/cmn/fs.h b/qse/include/qse/cmn/fs.h
index 8149e2b6..6cd1ea33 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/cmn/fs.h
+++ b/qse/include/qse/cmn/fs.h
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ struct qse_fs_attr_t
 	qse_uintmax_t size;
 	qse_uintmax_t ino;
 	qse_uintmax_t dev;
+	qse_uintptr_t uid;
+	qse_uintptr_t gid;
+	qse_ntime_t atime; /* last access */
+	qse_ntime_t mtime; /* last modification */
+	qse_ntime_t ctime; /* last status change */
 };
 
 typedef struct qse_fs_attr_t qse_fs_attr_t;
diff --git a/qse/include/qse/config.h.in b/qse/include/qse/config.h.in
index 14ca8954..b04ae2e4 100644
--- a/qse/include/qse/config.h.in
+++ b/qse/include/qse/config.h.in
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `ftruncate64' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FTRUNCATE64
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `futimens' function. */
+#undef HAVE_FUTIMENS
+
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `futimes' function. */
+#undef HAVE_FUTIMES
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getcontext' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETCONTEXT
 
@@ -353,6 +359,9 @@
 /* Define this if a modern libltdl is already installed */
 #undef HAVE_LTDL
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have the `lutimes' function. */
+#undef HAVE_LUTIMES
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <mach-o/dyld.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_MACH_O_DYLD_H
 
diff --git a/qse/lib/cmn/fs-move.c b/qse/lib/cmn/fs-move.c
index bce49f8f..46b3286a 100644
--- a/qse/lib/cmn/fs-move.c
+++ b/qse/lib/cmn/fs-move.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ DWORD copy_file_progress (
  * -> symbolic link
  */
 
-static int copy_file_in_fs (qse_fs_t* fs, const cpfile_t* cpfile)
+static int copy_file_in_fs (qse_fs_t* fs, cpfile_t* cpfile)
 {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 	/* ------------------------------------------------------ */
@@ -638,8 +638,48 @@ static int copy_file_in_fs (qse_fs_t* fs, const cpfile_t* cpfile)
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (cpfile->flags & QSE_FS_CPFILE_PRESERVE)
+		{
+		#if defined(HAVE_FUTIMENS)
+			struct timespec ts[2];
+		#elif defined(HAVE_FUTIMES)
+			struct timeval tv[2];
+		#endif
+
+			if (QSE_FCHOWN (out, cpfile->src_attr.uid, cpfile->src_attr.gid) <= -1)
+			{
+				fs->errnum = qse_fs_syserrtoerrnum (fs, errno);
+				goto oops;
+			}
+
+		#if defined(HAVE_FUTIMENS)
+			ts[0].tv_sec = cpfile->src_attr.atime.sec;
+			ts[0].tv_nsec = cpfile->src_attr.atime.nsec;
+			ts[1].tv_sec = cpfile->src_attr.mtime.sec;
+			ts[1].tv_nsec = cpfile->src_attr.mtime.nsec;
+			if (QSE_FUTIMENS (out, ts) <= -1)
+			{
+				fs->errnum = qse_fs_syserrtoerrnum (fs, errno);
+				goto oops;
+			}
+		#elif defined(HAVE_FUTIME)
+			tv[0].tv_sec = cpfile->src_attr.atime.sec;
+			tv[0].tv_usec = QSE_NSEC_TO_USEC(cpfile->src_attr.atime.nsec);
+			tv[1].tv_sec = cpfile->src_attr.mtime.sec;
+			tv[1].tv_usec = QSE_NSEC_TO_USEC(cpfile->src_attr.mtime.nsec);
+			if (QSE_FUTIMES (out, tv) <= -1)
+			{
+				fs->errnum = qse_fs_syserrtoerrnum (fs, errno);
+				goto oops;
+			}
+		#else
+		#	error neither futimens nor futimes exist
+		#endif
+		}
+
 		QSE_CLOSE (out);
 		QSE_CLOSE (in);
+
 		return 0;
 
 	oops:
@@ -650,10 +690,8 @@ static int copy_file_in_fs (qse_fs_t* fs, const cpfile_t* cpfile)
 #endif
 }
 
-
 static int copy_file (qse_fs_t* fs, cpfile_t* cpfile)
 {
-
 	if (cpfile->src_attr.isdir)
 	{
 		fs->errnum = QSE_FS_ENOIMPL; /* TODO: copy a directory into a  directory */
@@ -676,8 +714,8 @@ static int copy_file (qse_fs_t* fs, cpfile_t* cpfile)
 			if (cpfile->dst_attr.isdir)
 			{
 				/* copy it to directory */
-				fs->errnum = QSE_FS_ENOIMPL; /* TODO: copy a file into a  directory */
-				return -1;
+				//return copy_file_into_dir (fs, cpfile);
+				
 			}
 
 			if (!(cpfile->flags & QSE_FS_CPFILE_REPLACE))
@@ -693,7 +731,9 @@ static int copy_file (qse_fs_t* fs, cpfile_t* cpfile)
 			return copy_file_in_fs (fs, cpfile);
 		}
 
-		fs->errnum = QSE_FS_ENOIMPL; /* TODO: copy a file into a  directory */
+
+		/* source is a directory. is a recursive copy allowed? */
+		fs->errnum = QSE_FS_ENOIMPL;
 		return -1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/qse/lib/cmn/fs.c b/qse/lib/cmn/fs.c
index af600a2a..9e69a0ba 100644
--- a/qse/lib/cmn/fs.c
+++ b/qse/lib/cmn/fs.c
@@ -856,6 +856,28 @@ int qse_fs_getattr (qse_fs_t* fs, const qse_fs_char_t* fspath, qse_fs_attr_t* at
 	attr->size = st.st_size;
 	attr->ino = st.st_ino;
 	attr->dev = st.st_dev;
+	attr->uid = st.st_uid;
+	attr->gid = st.st_gid;
+	
+	#if defined(HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_MTIM_TV_NSEC)
+		attr->atime.sec = st.st_atim.tv_sec;
+		attr->atime.nsec = st.st_atim.tv_nsec;
+		attr->mtime.sec = st.st_mtim.tv_sec;
+		attr->mtime.nsec = st.st_mtim.tv_nsec;
+		attr->ctime.sec = st.st_ctim.tv_sec;
+		attr->ctime.nsec = st.st_ctim.tv_nsec;
+	#elif defined(HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_MTIMESPEC_TV_NSEC)
+		attr->atime.sec = st.st_atimespec.tv_sec;
+		attr->atime.nsec = st.st_atimespec.tv_nsec;
+		attr->mtime.sec = st.st_mtimespec.tv_sec;
+		attr->mtime.nsec = st.st_mtimespec.tv_nsec;
+		attr->ctime.sec = st.st_ctimespec.tv_sec;
+		attr->ctime.nsec = st.st_ctimespec.tv_nsec;
+	#else
+		attr->atime.sec = st.st_atime;
+		attr->mtime.sec = st.st_mtime;
+		attr->ctime.sec = st.st_ctime;
+	#endif
 	return 0;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/qse/lib/cmn/syscall.h b/qse/lib/cmn/syscall.h
index 0199e674..77e52bec 100644
--- a/qse/lib/cmn/syscall.h
+++ b/qse/lib/cmn/syscall.h
@@ -392,6 +392,24 @@
 #	define QSE_UTIMES(path,t) utimes(path,t)
 #endif
 
+#if defined(SYS_futimes) && defined(QSE_USE_SYSCALL)
+#	define QSE_FUTIMES(fd,t) syscall(SYS_futimes,fd,t)
+#else
+#	define QSE_FUTIMES(fd,t) futimes(fd,t)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(SYS_lutimes) && defined(QSE_USE_SYSCALL)
+#	define QSE_LUTIMES(fd,t) syscall(SYS_lutimes,fd,t)
+#else
+#	define QSE_LUTIMES(fd,t) lutimes(fd,t)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(SYS_futimens) && defined(QSE_USE_SYSCALL)
+#	define QSE_FUTIMENS(fd,t) syscall(SYS_futimens,fd,t)
+#else
+#	define QSE_FUTIMENS(fd,t) futimens(fd,t)
+#endif
+
 /* ===== DIRECTORY - not really system calls ===== */
 #define QSE_OPENDIR(name) opendir(name)
 #define QSE_CLOSEDIR(dir) closedir(dir)