HEELPBOOK - How do I "touch" a file with standard Windows commands? (Linux - Windows) ###################

###### Scenario

I need to reproduce good old touch hello.c using nothig else but standard Windows commands. How can I change the date of a file, but not its content, using nothing else but what is provided in a standard Windows XP Pro installation (CMD, FIND, SORT, etc.)?

###### Solution

Open CMD (Run As Administrator). This command will change a file's date and timestamp to current.


copy <<filename.extn>> /B+ ,,/Y


If you want to do a bulk change in a directory, for say, all .gif files, then:


for %i in ('dir *.gif') do copy %i /B+ ,,/Y


############ ARTICLE INFO #############

Article Month: January
Article Date: 17/01/2013
Permalink: http://heelpbook.altervista.org/2013/how-do-i-touch-a-file-with-standard-windows-commands-linux-windows/
Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7249233/how-do-i-touch-a-file-with-standard-windows-commands?rq=1
Language: English

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