touch-for-windows
| Crates.io | touch-for-windows |
| lib.rs | touch-for-windows |
| version | 0.1.1 |
| created_at | 2024-09-20 00:34:35.207842+00 |
| updated_at | 2024-09-20 01:06:50.15101+00 |
| description | A command-line tool to create empty files (for Windows). |
| homepage | https://github.com/manuelinfosec/touch-for-windows |
| repository | https://github.com/manuelinfosec/touch-for-windows |
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Manuel (manuelinfosec)
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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.gitcd touch-for-windowscargo install --path .
Usage
touch [option] <filename>
Options
| option | functionality |
|---|---|
-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
-
Create a file (or update its timestamps if it exists):
touch my-file.txt -
Update only the access time:
touch -a my-file.txt -
Update only the modification (write) time:
touch -m my-file.txt -
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 -
Specify a custom date and time:
touch -d "8/25/2054 6:35:56 AM" my-file.txt -
Use multiple flags (update both times with a custom date):
touch -am -d "5/4/2020" my-file.txt