Re-2: Linux "touch" equivalent for Windows?

[runrev260805 at m-r-d.de]

So.

maybe this is what you are looking for

http://www.digitalfotonetz.de/Downloads/Touch.zip 

There two commandline tools. One for files and one for folders.
The zip-file contains a short english manual as pdf.

HTH

Matthias



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Linux "touch" equivalent for Windows? (20-Aug-2008 19:56)
From:    Phil Davis <revdev at pdslabs.net>
To:      runrev260805 at m-r-d.de

> Thanks guys!
> 
> 
> Ken Ray wrote:
> >> at the forum
> >> http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2001&highlight=&sid=
> f998647e2d
> >> 9247de0adb5675a6e0f475
> >>
> >> "keyless" posted an answer to you question.
> >>
> >> This should work
> >>
> >> copy /y nul <filename.extension>
> >>
> >>
> >> I did not test it, but it seems to be feasible.
> >>     
> >
> > DON'T DO THIS! This changes the last mod date, alright, but it also wipes
> > the file clean... what you're doing is saying "make a copy of this file 
> > with
> > nothing in it and overwrite the file of this name".
> >
> > Danger, Will Robinson... Danger!...
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Ken Ray
> > Sons of Thunder Software, Inc.
> > Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
> > Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
> -- 
> Phil Davis
> 
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