Changes the modification time of a file and possibly creates it at the same time.
For JDK 1.1 only the creation of new files with a modification time of now works, all other cases will emit a warning.
Attribute | Description | Required |
file | the name of the file | Yes |
millis | specifies the new modification time of the file in milliseconds since midnight Jan 1 1970 | No |
datetime | specifies the new modification time of the file in the format MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM_or_PM. | No |
If both millis
and datetime
are omitted
the current time is assumed.
<touch file="myfile"/>
creates myfile
if it doesn't exist and changes the
modification time to the current time.
<touch file="myfile" datetime="06/28/2000 2:02 pm"/>
creates myfile
if it doesn't exist and changes the
modification time to Jun, 28 2000 2:02 pm (14:02 for those used to 24
hour times).
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