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