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# touch
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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> Change a file access and modification times (atime, mtime).
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2021-04-01 17:54:26 +02:00
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/touch>.
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2014-02-10 16:35:16 -08:00
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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- Create a new empty file(s) or change the times for existing file(s) to current time:
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2014-02-10 16:35:16 -08:00
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`touch {{filename}}`
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2016-01-20 03:44:25 -08:00
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- Set the times on a file to a specific date and time:
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2014-02-10 16:35:16 -08:00
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2015-12-31 14:11:18 +01:00
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`touch -t {{YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS}} {{filename}}`
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2014-02-10 16:35:16 -08:00
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2016-01-20 03:44:25 -08:00
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- Use the times from a file to set the times on a second file:
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2014-02-10 16:35:16 -08:00
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2016-01-20 03:44:25 -08:00
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`touch -r {{filename}} {{filename2}}`
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2021-05-14 03:40:50 +03:00
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- Create multiple files:
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`touch {{file{1,2,3}.txt}}`
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