nushell/docs/commands/touch.md
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# touch
Create a file in the current or an already existent directory.
It has no effect on existing files.
Unlike GNU touch, the access time and the modified time are not updated.
`-h`, `--help`
Display help message.
## Examples
Create a file in an empty folder. Then touch the file and list files again to observe that the modified time has not been updated.
```shell
> ls
> touch file.ext; ls
──────────┬─────────────
name │ file.ext
type │ File
size │ 0 B
modified │ 0 secs ago
──────────┴─────────────
> touch file.ext; ls
──────────┬───────────
name │ file.ext
type │ File
size │ 0 B
modified │ 10 secs ago
──────────┴───────────
```
Create a file within an already existent folder.
```shell
> mkdir dir
> touch dir/file.ext; ls dir
──────────┬───────────
name │ dir/file.ext
type │ File
size │ 0 B
modified │ 0 secs ago
──────────┴───────────
```