############ NEXT ENTRY HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED #############
.CD "touch \(en update a file's time of last modification"
.SX "touch\fR [\fB\(enc\fR] \fIfile\fR ..."
.FL "\(enc" "Do not create the file"
.EY "touch *.h" "Make the \fI.h\fP files look recent"
.PP
The time of last modification is set to the current time.
This command is mostly used to trick
.I make
into thinking that a file is more recent than it really is.
If the file being touched does not exist, it is created, unless the \fB\(enc\fR
flag is present.