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Bash touch |
Bash command: touch
Change timestamps of files.
touch [options] filename
Creates empty file if not exists or modify times of existing files to current time.
Commonly used options:
-t
change timestamp to specific date ((YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS)) instead of current time.-r
use timestamp from first file to second file.-a
In case you want to only change the access time, use the -a command line option.-m
Similarly, if the requirement is to only change the modification time, use the -m command line option. Examples:
touch -t YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS filename
touch -r file1 file2
touch -am file3