Re: 'touch filename.ext' will touch 'filename.ext.exe' or 'filename.ext.lnk' or 'filename.ext.exe.lnk' if they exist when there's no 'filename.ext'

[Marco Atzeri]

On 02.08.2022 15:45, Mike Kaganski wrote:

Hi!

Using cygwin 3.3.4-2 and 3.3.5-1:


Create a file named 'file.ext.exe'.

In cygwin, run:

 > touch file.ext

Examine the directory. The 'file.ext' wasn't created; the file 'file.ext.exe' timestamp was updated.

Hi Mike,
it is an expect behaviour as "file.ext.exe" has as alias "file.ext"

see User Guide

https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html#pathnames-exe

Regards
Marco



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