Change file timestamps. Sets the modification and access times of files to the current time of day. If the file doesn't exist, it is created with default permissions.
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The obsolescent form of touch, where a time format is specified as the first argument, is supported.
When no -r or -t option is specified, there are at least two arguments, and the first argument is a string of digits either eight or ten characters in length, the first argument is interpreted as a time specification of the form 'MMDDhhmm[YY]'. The 'MM', 'DD', 'hh' and 'mm' letter pairs are treated as their counterparts specified to the -t option.
If the 'YY' letter pair is in the range 39 to 99, the year is set to 1939 to 1999, otherwise, the year is set in the 21st century.
Exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
Examples
Create/datestamp a file called sample.txt:
touch sample.txt
or in a subfolder:
touch 'some folder/sample.txt'
Create a file sample.txt dated as 1958-12-31@14:30:
touch -t 195812311430 sample.txt
Using brace expansion, create/datestamp 10 files called project1, project2 etc:
touch project{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
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Related macOS commands:
chgrp - Change group ownership.
chmod - Change access permissions.
chown - Change file owner and group.
date - Display or change the date.
mkdir - Create new folder(s).
which - Show full path of commands.