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NAME
       touch - change file timestamps

SYNOPSIS
       touch [OPTION]... FILE...
       touch [-acm] MMDDhhmm[YY] FILE... (obsolescent)

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

       -a     change only the access time

       -c, --no-create
              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
              set time given by WORD: access atime use  (same  as
              -a) modify mtime (same as -m)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       Note  that  the three time-date formats recognized for the
       -d and -t options and for the obsolescent argument are all
       different.

AUTHOR
       Written  by Paul Rubin, Arnold Robbins, Jim Kingdon, David
       MacKenzie, and Randy Smith.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



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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

       should give you access to the complete manual.

















































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