A unix-type "touch" command for windows.

[zram]

is there a command in windows/command processer that
creates a file from one command like the unix "touch"
command?

 

[John McGaw]

is there a command in windows/command processer that
creates a file from one command like the unix "touch"
command?

No idea what you mean by "creates a file from one command" in the case of
touch since IIRC "touch" is used to modify file dates but in any case, there
may be something that will work for you. You might start with
http://www.codeproject.com/tools/touch_win.asp to see if it does what you
want/need. Otherwise, just go to google as I did and search for "windows
touch command" and see what else pops up.
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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----

is there a command in windows/command processer that
creates a file from one command like the unix "touch"
command?

No idea what you mean by "creates a file from one command" in the case of
touch since IIRC "touch" is used to modify file dates but in any case, there
may be something that will work for you. You might start with
http://www.codeproject.com/tools/touch_win.asp to see if it does what you
want/need. Otherwise, just go to google as I did and search for "windows
touch command" and see what else pops up.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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reply in group or through my website:
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Thanks, the program on codeproject will do the trick.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

No idea what you mean by "creates a file from one command" in the case of
touch since IIRC "touch" is used to modify file dates but in any case, there
may be something that will work for you.

In Unix "touch filename" will create a file of that name if one does not
already exist. Otherwise you are correct.

You might start with

http://www.codeproject.com/tools/touch_win.asp to see if it does what you
want/need.

Good call

Steve

 

[John McGaw]

In Unix "touch filename" will create a file of that name if one does not
already exist. Otherwise you are correct.

You might start with

Good call

Steve

Learn something every day I guess. I was a Unix sysadmin (of sorts) for some
years and wrote a lot of shell scripts that did a lot of odd things but
never used touch except for the date changing effect.
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John McGaw
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