[net.unix] Using touch to create a file in csh

brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (04/20/85)

The problem with touch is that it has the annoying bug of updating the last
modified date on the file to the current time.  Other than that, it would
be fine for creating files. 

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Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473

gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) (04/23/85)

In article <264@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
>The problem with touch is that it has the annoying bug of updating the last
>modified date on the file to the current time.  Other than that, it would
>be fine for creating files. 
>

Isn't it a little far past April 1 to be continuing this?