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touch
The touch utility sets the modification and access times of files. If any file does not exist, it is created with default permissions
List of commands for touch:
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linux:files:create Create or update a file.$ touch ${filename}try on your machineexplain this command
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linux:files:move:file Move a file to another destination (or just rename it).$ touch ${filename}try on your machineexplain this command
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touch:tldr:53417 touch: Set the file time of a specific file to the time of anothe[r] file and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist.$ touch -c -r ${~--emacs} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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touch:tldr:9c1ce touch: Set the file [a]ccess or [m]odification times to the current one and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist.$ touch -c -${select} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command
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touch:tldr:ad572 touch: Set the file [t]ime to a specific value and don't [c]reate file if it doesn't exist.$ touch -c -t ${YYYYMMDDHHMM-SS} ${filename1 filename2 ---}try on your machineexplain this command