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touch

touch creates an empty file when needed and changes file access and modification times. It can use the current time, a supplied date, or timestamps copied from another file.

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Syntax

touch [OPTION]... FILE ...

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Source: touch(1) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.