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touch - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
touch - change file timestamps
SYNOPSIS
touch [OPTION]... FILE...
DESCRIPTION
Update the access and modification times of each FILE to the current time.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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-a
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change only the access time
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-c, --no-create
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do not create any files
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-d, --date=STRING
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parse STRING and use it instead of current time
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-f
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(ignored)
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-m
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change only the modification time
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-r, --reference=FILE
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use this files times instead of current time
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-t STAMP
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use [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss] instead of current time
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--time=WORD
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change the specified time:
WORD is access, atime, or use: equivalent to -a
WORD is modify or mtime: equivalent to -m
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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Note that the -d and -t options accept different time-date formats.
If a FILE is -, touch standard output.
AUTHOR
Written by Paul Rubin, Arnold Robbins, Jim Kingdon, David MacKenzie, and Randy Smith.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
touch is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
touch programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info touch |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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