32 lines
681 B
Groff
32 lines
681 B
Groff
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.TH TOUCH 1
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.SH NAME
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touch \- update a file's time of last modification
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBtouch\fR [\fB\-c\fR] \fIfile\fR ...\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-c" "Do not create the file"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "touch *.h" "Make the \fI.h\fP files look recent"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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############ NEXT ENTRY HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED #############
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.PP
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The time of last modification is set to the current time.
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This command is mostly used to trick
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.I make
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into thinking that a file is more recent than it really is.
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If the file being touched does not exist, it is created, unless the \fB\-c\fR
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flag is present.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR utime (2).
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