touch <file...>

Change file access and modification times

Arguments

NameDescription
filefolders

Options

NameDescription
-A <time>Adjust the access and modification time stamps for the file by the specified value
-aChange the access time of the file
-cDo not create the file if it does not exist
-fAttempt to force the update, even if the file permissions do not currently permit it
-hIf the file is a symbolic link, change the times of the link itself rather than the file that the link points to
-mChange the modification time of the file
-r <file>Use the access and modifications times from the specified file instead of the current time of day
-t <timestamp>Change the access and modification times to the specified time instead of the current time of day