touch

Changes file access and modification times, creating files that do not exist.

Runs as touch|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 7 fields

Create empty files or set their access and modification times.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui touch

Create or update filesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Files*

any

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Create files

files

Update times of existing files

filesno_createaccess_onlymodify_onlytimestampreference

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Access time only

boolean

-a

Modification time only

boolean

-m

Do not create

Do not create the file if it does not exist.
boolean

-c

Affect symlink itself

boolean

-h

Copy times from file

path

-r

Timestamp

Use this time instead of now.
string

-t

Files

path · positional 0 · repeatable

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed touch against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.