Kenneth Burgener wrote: > Wade Preston Shearer wrote: >> Does anyone know the history behind the touch command? Why "touch"? > > > I have two theories: > > 1. The 'touch' command basically touches a file to update the access > modification time. Seems straight forward.
I am pretty sure this is correct. The last modified time tells you the last time you "touched" that file. > > 2. (Is this where your mind wandered?) The 'geeks' who wrote the > 'touch' command may not have had girlfriends, so the computer was the > closest thing to a girlfriend. LOL, you might be right. touch ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZtJ5RCjZ7k --lonnie
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