• MonkeyTown@midwest.social
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    8 days ago

    I thought for sure, for sure this was bullshit. For sure Linux doesn’t have a touch command. What could it possibly do.?

    Changing timestamps and creating empty files…

    Of course, that makes so much sense. 🤔

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      8 days ago

      It does make sense! When you modify a file, you do “things” on it, you write it. So the minimum you can possibly do to a file to modify it, is “to poke it”: to touch it.

      • MonkeyTown@midwest.social
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        8 days ago

        I mean I’m sure that’s the logic or something but…

        Man it just feels wrong. Like the sonic hedgehog gene feels wrong. You know?