From: Jeff H. <jeffh@ActiveState.com> - 2006-01-31 16:12:27
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Mark G. Saye wrote: > Andreas Kupries wrote: >> touch PATH >> >> Creates empty file at PATH. Deletes any pre-existing >> file in this location. >> > I believe fileutil::touch (or whatever) should be compatible with unix > 'touch' comand and NOT delete an existing file - it should only "Update > the access and modification times of each FILE to the current > time.existing file" We already have this functionality in part in 'file mtime', so I guess this adds just creating an non-existing file. That should definitely be in fileutil. -- Jeff Hobbs, The Tcl Guy http://www.ActiveState.com/, a division of Sophos |