Linux Touch Command

every file in linux is associated with timestamps,which specifies the last access time,last modification time and last change time.whenever we create a new file,or modify an existing file or its atributes,these timestamps will be updated automatically.

touch command is used to change these timestamps(access time,modification time,and change time of a file,touch command will create an empty file(0 byte),it does not allow user to store anything in the file.it will just create an empty file with giving filename.

Syntax

$touch [options] [file_name]

Example

$touch demo
							 

it will create empty new file called "demo"

Options