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Changed the usage section to be more consistent with the rest of the directory, also added a link to Wikipedia for further details and further consistency.
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title: Bash touch title: Bash touch
--- ---
## Bash command: touch # Bash command: touch
**Change timestamps of files.**
**Quickly create new files.**
### Usage
```
touch [options] filename
```
Creates empty file if filename does not exist or modifies timestamps of existing files to current time. Creates empty file if filename does not exist or modifies timestamps of existing files to current time.
This command can create multiple empty files in one line of code. This command can create multiple empty files in one line of code.
## Usage
```
touch [options] filename
```
Commonly used options: Commonly used options:
- `-t` change timestamp to specific date ((YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS)) instead of current time. - `-t` change timestamp to specific date ((YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS)) instead of current time.
- `-r` use timestamp from first file to second file. - `-r` use timestamp from first file to second file.
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- `-m` Similarly, if the requirement is to only change the modification time, use the -m command line option. - `-m` Similarly, if the requirement is to only change the modification time, use the -m command line option.
- `-h` Is useful if you only want to change the symbolic link, instead of the referenced file. - `-h` Is useful if you only want to change the symbolic link, instead of the referenced file.
### Example ## Examples
``` ```bash
touch -t YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS filename touch -t YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS filename
```
```bash
touch -r file1 file2 touch -r file1 file2
```
```bash
touch -am file3 touch -am file3
``` ```
### More Information: ## Additional Resources
* [Man pages](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/touch.1.html) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_(Unix))
- [Man pages](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/touch.1.html)
* [Examples and options to use with the touch command](https://ss64.com/bash/touch.html) - [Examples and options to use with the touch command](https://ss64.com/bash/touch.html)