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touch

Change file timestamps or create empty files

command File Management

Overview

Updates the access and modification times of each specified file to the current time. If a file does not exist, it is created empty, unless -c or -h is supplied.

Syntax

touch [OPTION]... FILE...

Examples

$ touch newfile.txt

Create an empty file named newfile.txt or update its timestamp if it exists.

Related Commands

ls

List directory contents

cp

Copy files and directories

mv

Move or rename files and directories

rm

Remove files or directories

rmdir

Remove empty directories

find

Search for files in a directory hierarchy

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