touch

 

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 TOUCH(1)                       FSF                       TOUCH(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        touch - change file timestamps
 
SYNOPSIS
        touch [OPTION]... FILE...
        touch [-acm] MMDDhhmm[YY] FILE... (obsolescent)
 
DESCRIPTION
        Update  the  access and modification times of each FILE to
        the current time.
 
        -a     change only the access time
 
        -c, --no-create
               do not create any files
 
        -d, --date=STRING
               parse STRING and use it instead of current time
 
        -f     (ignored)
 
        -m     change only the modification time
 
        -r, --reference=FILE
               use this file's times instead of current time
 
        -t STAMP
               use [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss] instead of current time
 
        --time=WORD
               set time given by WORD: access atime use  (same  as
               -a) modify mtime (same as -m)
 
        --help display this help and exit
 
        --version
               output version information and exit
 
        Note  that  the three time-date formats recognized for the
        -d and -t options and for the obsolescent argument are all
        different.
 
AUTHOR
        Written  by Paul Rubin, Arnold Robbins, Jim Kingdon, David
        MacKenzie, and Randy Smith.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        The full documentation for touch is maintained as  a  Tex­
        info  manual.  If the info and touch programs are properly
        installed at your site, the command
 
               info touch
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 touch (fileutils) 4.1       April 2001                   TOUCH(1)

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