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42 lines
1.2 KiB
Groff
42 lines
1.2 KiB
Groff
TOUCH(1) TOUCH(1)
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NAME
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touch - update modification date of existing file or create new file.
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SYNOPSIS
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touch file1 [file2 ...]
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DESCRIPTION
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touch checks each file in the argument list and processes each as follows:
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o If the file exists, touch sets the modification time and date to
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the current time/date. It also sets the backup-needed flag.
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o If the file does not exist, it creates an empty text file of that
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name. The file is unlocked, with the backup-needed flag set.
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Wildcard expansion is not supported outside of GNO/ME, which does its own.
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Invalid filenames cause touch to exit with return code -1, printing the
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offending filename before exitting.
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CAVEATS
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The ORCA editor does not seem to like files with length 0. It appears to
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attempt to re-create the file, which already exists and is open. Use vi or
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echo " " > filename. Otherwise, the file may be manipulated normally.
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OTHER
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This program is Copyright 1993 by Leslie M. Barstow III.
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It may be distributed freely, provided this manpage accompanies it.
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touch uses routines from the ORCA libraries, Copyright by ByteWorks, Inc.
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