TOUCH(1) General Commands Manual TOUCH(1)
NAME
touch - update date last modified of a file
SYNOPSIS
touch [ -c ] [ -f ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
Touch attempts to set the modified date of each file. If a file exists, this is done by reading a character from the file and writing it
back. If a file does not exist, an attempt will be made to create it unless the -c option is specified. The -f option will attempt to
force the touch in spite of read and write permissions on a file.
SEE ALSO
utimes(2)
7th Edition April 29, 1985 TOUCH(1)
