[more touch ctime doc gripes:]
$ touch --help
Update the access and modification times of each FILE to the current time.
***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that.
  -a                     change only the access time
***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that.
  -m                     change only the modification time
***but it also modifies the 'ctime'... you didn't say that.
$ touch z;stat z
Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001
Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001
Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001...
$ touch -a z;stat z
Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001
Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:33 2001
Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001
$ touch -m z;stat z
Access: Thu Mar 22 22:54:42 2001
Modify: Thu Mar 22 22:54:53 2001
Change: Thu Mar 22 22:54:53 2001

Also mention a way in the docs to control the ctime independently.
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