Updated format to be more consistent (#30293)

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
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## Bash command: touch
**Change timestamps of files.**
**Quickly create new files.**
### Usage
```
touch [options] filename
```
# Bash command: touch
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.
## Usage
```
touch [options] filename
```
Commonly used options:
- `-t` change timestamp to specific date ((YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS)) instead of current time.
- `-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.
- `-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
```
```bash
touch -r file1 file2
```
```bash
touch -am file3
```
### More Information:
* [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)
## Additional Resources
- [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)