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TOUCH


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Change file timestamps.

This is a POSIX utility.


Syntax

TOUCH [/t YYYY MM DD HH NN SS] files


Parameters
files (NT4)
File or files to change date/timestamp.

Switches
/t YYYY MM DD HH NN SS (NT4)
Use the optional argument /t to specify a date other than the current time (four-digit years, two-digit months, days, hours, minutes, seconds).

Related

COPY - Copy one or more files to another location.
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
touch - Change file timestamps.


Notes

none.


Examples

To set the date to 7:30 am 1st October 2015:

    TOUCH /t 2015 10 01 07 30 00 MyFile.txt

Errorlevels

none.


Availability
External
DOS
none
Windows
none
Windows NT
NT4

Last Updated: 2003/07/28
Direct corrections or suggestions to: Rick Lively 1