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TOUCH(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		 TOUCH(1)


NAME
     touch - update date last modified of a file

SYNOPSIS
     touch [ -c ] [ -f ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     Touch attempts to set the modified date of each file.  If a
     file exists, this is done by reading a character from the
     file and writing it back.	If a file does not exist, an
     attempt will be made to create it unless the -c option is
     specified.  The -f option will attempt to force the touch in
     spite of read and write permissions on a file.

SEE ALSO
     utimes(2)


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