Touch it again, all you're doing is creating a blank file. If the file exists (Blank or otherwise), touching it will update the access time. If the file doesn't exist, a completely blank one will be created (so that the access time can be updated.)
Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Monk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:29 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Bash errors > Jesse Kline wrote: > > >On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 11:14, Graham Monk wrote: > > > > > > > >>Would that # # with the touch command have caused > >>any problems? I did get the space between touch and /var/ > >> > >> > > > >The # usually denotes a root prompt. In bash you will see a $ is you are > >a normal user, and a # if you are root. You do not need to add in your > >own #. touch is the command you want to use. It will create a blank file > >that you specify in $1. > > > >Jesse > > > > > I understand I should not have put in the extra #, however I did put it > in the first > time, will this have done anything it shouldn't have? Will I have to > correct it? > > Thanks Graham > > > >
