touch

       touch - change file timestamps

SYNOPSIS

       touch [OPTION]... FILE...

DESCRIPTION

       or     :  ../src/touch  [-acm] MMDDhhmm[YY] FILE... (obso-
              lescent)

       Update the access and modification times of each  FILE  to
              the current time.

       -a     change only the access time

       -c     do not create any files

       -d, --date=STRING
              parse STRING and use it instead of current time

       -f     (ignored)

       -m     change only the modification time

       -r, --reference=FILE
              use this file's times instead of current time

       -t     STAMP                  use    [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss]
              instead of current time

       --time=WORD
              access -a, atime -a, mtime -m, modify -m, use -a

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       STAMP may be used without -t if none of -drt, nor --,  are
       used.   Note  that  the three time-date formats recognized
       for the -d and -t options and for the obsolescent argument
       are all different.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation for touch is maintained as a Tex-
       info manual.  If the info and touch programs are  properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info touch