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Conference noted::hackers_v1

Title:	-={ H A C K E R S }=-
Notice:	Write locked - see NOTED::HACKERS
Moderator:	DIEHRD::MORRIS

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 03 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	680
Total number of notes:	5456

373.0. ""touch" command" by ANT::SMCAFEE (Steve McAfee) Tue Dec 16 1986 11:10

    
    Does anyone out there have unix-like "touch" command for VMS.
    This will set the file date of a file to the current date.
    
    It should work for any type of file (i.e. text, exe's, etc.).
    
    Sorry if this isn't the proper place to ask for this.
                      
    thanks,
    
    Steve McAfee

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
373.1		ULTRA::CRANE	Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...	`Tue Dec 16 1986 11:30`	4
	Just copy the file to itself: COPY filename.extension;version filename.extension. Then delete the old version of the file. Ron
373.2	Corporate VTX Library	VAXUUM::DYER	It's Bedtime for Bonzo	`Tue Dec 16 1986 11:58`	2
	There's a "touch" tool in the Toolshed. <_Jym_>
373.3		ERIS::CALLAS	So many ratholes, so little time	`Tue Dec 16 1986 14:07`	3
	Or use rename. It does the same thing. Jon
373.4	BTW, there's a TOUCH in the Toolshed	CLT::GILBERT	eager like a child	`Tue Dec 23 1986 13:22`	2
	$ TOUCH == "SET FILE /BACKUP" $ TOUCH file-specification,...
373.5		CRVAX1::SAEGESSER	Marc Saegesser	`Tue Dec 23 1986 14:53`	7
	re: .3 RENAME does not change the creation. COPY does. Marc
373.6		ERIS::CALLAS	So many ratholes, so little time	`Wed Dec 24 1986 10:27`	4
	Rename changes the modification date. That's good enough for MMS. SET FILE/BACKUP does the same. Jon