Linux Touch Command Detailed

The Touch command has two features:

One is used to update the time label of the existing file to the current time of the system (the default), their data will remain intact;

The second is to create a new empty file.

Touch Common Command Parameters

-A change-only the access time-c,--no-create does not create any files-d,--date=string par Se STRING and use it instead of time-f (ignored)-H,--no-dereference affect each symbolic li                       NK instead of any referenced file (useful only on systems that can change the Timestamps of a symlink)-m change only for the modification time-r,--reference=file Use this FILE ' s Tim Es instead of current time-t STAMP use [[CC]YY]MMDDHHMM[.SS] instead of current Time--time=word C                         Hange The specified Time:word is access, atime, or Use:equivalent to-a WORD is modify or mtime:equivalent to-m--help Display this help and exit--version output version Informatio N and exit

Common Command Display

Touch: Create File1-file10 total of 10 files

Touch file{1..10}

Set the timestamp of the file

Touch-t 201810121230 hh.sh "-T in decimal number"

Update Log.log the same time as Log2012.log timestamp

Touch-r hh hh.sh    "touch-r destination file  source file"

Linux Touch Command Detailed