TOUCH(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 TOUCH(1)



NAME
     touch - update date last modified of a file

SYNOPSIS
     touch [ -c ] [ -f ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     _T_o_u_c_h attempts to set the modified date of each _f_i_l_e.  If a
     _f_i_l_e exists, this is done by reading a character from the
     file and writing it back.	If a _f_i_l_e 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 _f_i_l_e.

SEE ALSO
     utimes(2)







































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