test:

ex.bash

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Load existing dates.json into a variable
+if [[ -f "metadata.json" ]]; then
+  json=$(<dates.json)
+else
+  json="{}"  # Start with an empty JSON if dates.json doesn't exist
+fi
+
+# Use jq to ensure json is formatted correctly
+json=$(echo "$json" | jq '.')
+
+# Get modified files in the current commit
+modified_files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD)
+
+# Update dates for modified files only
+for filename in $modified_files; do
+  # Only proceed if file exists in repo and isn't hidden or in hidden folders
+  if [[ -f "$filename" ]] && [[ ! "$filename" =~ ^\. ]] && [[ ! "$filename" =~ /\. ]]; then
+    date=$(git log -1 --format="%aI" -- "$filename")
+    # Update the JSON object with the new date for the modified file
+    json=$(echo "$json" | jq --arg file "$filename" --arg date "$date" '.[$file] = $date')
+  fi
+done
+
+# Save the updated JSON to metadata.json
+echo "$json" > metadata.json

exampleFile.txt

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-Change whatever locally 
+Change whatever locally d