TOUCH for Dos
Bryan D. Sproles
I used to know of a command that would allow you to do the equivalent of
"Touch" in Unix...
The syntax was something like...copy filename.ext + ,,
Or something like that...can anyone remember this command?
Thanks.
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Steve Cargill
bspr...@whale.st.usm.edu "Bryan D. Sproles" writes:
> I used to know of a command that would allow you to do the equivalent of
> "Touch" in Unix...
>
> The syntax was something like...copy filename.ext + ,,
> Or something like that...can anyone remember this command?
>
Borland tools, at least their C compilers come with TOUCH.COM.
This allows you to change the timestamp of a file.
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Timo Salmi
:I used to know of a command that would allow you to do the equivalent of
:"Touch" in Unix...
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Bryan D. Sproles
: All the best, Timo
Thanks for all the help evryone...
I got a few email replies from people for the solution...
For anyone ELSE wondering...
it's : copy /b filename+,,
Thanks again...
Mimi Milstein
[actually as a reply to Bryan D.Sproles (bspr...@whale.st.usm.edu)]:
> I used to know of a command that would allow you to do the equivalent of
> "Touch" in Unix...
SC> Borland tools, at least their C compilers come with TOUCH.COM.
SC> This allows you to change the timestamp of a file.
Both DR-DOS6 and Novell-DOS7 include the TOUCH command. I have
also seen it floating around as a separate PC Mag util, which
should not be hard to find, and which probably is the one you
recall from the olden days :-)
... Greetings from Mimi
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>Steve Cargill
Try copy filename.ext+,,
no spaces and remember to use the /b switch after 'copy' if a binary file (TFNP)
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IM> SC> Borland tools, at least their C compilers come with TOUCH.COM.
> SC> This allows you to change the timestamp of a file.
So does FD in Norton Utilities v7.0 ...
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