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0.1.1 | Sep 20, 2024 |
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0.1.0 | Sep 20, 2024 |
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touch-for-windows
A lightweight Windows implementation of Unix's touch
command written in Rust. This package is built for Windows specifically, and haven't been tested on other systems.
Install
For users: cargo install touch-for-windows
For nerds:
git clone https://www.github.com/manuelinfosec/touch-for-windows.git
cd touch-for-windows
cargo install --path .
Usage
touch [option] <filename>
Options
option | functionality |
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-a |
change only the access time of a file |
-d , --date |
specifies the date to use when changing access and/or modification/write time |
-m |
change only the modification/write time of a file |
-a |
change only the access time of a file |
--help |
display help page |
Examples
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Create a file (or update its timestamps if it exists):
touch my-file.txt
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Update only the access time:
touch -a my-file.txt
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Update only the modification (write) time:
touch -m my-file.txt
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Update both access and modification times (default behavior):
touch -am my-file.txt
(same astouch my-file.txt
) -
Touch multiple files at once:
touch my-file.txt package.json another-file.js
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Specify a custom date and time:
touch -d "8/25/2054 6:35:56 AM" my-file.txt
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Use multiple flags (update both times with a custom date):
touch -am -d "5/4/2020" my-file.txt
Dependencies
~4–13MB
~146K SLoC