touch-file ( path -- )

Vocabulary

io.directories

Inputs

path	a pathname string

Outputs

None

Word description

Updates the modification time of a file or directory. If the file does not exist, creates a new, empty file.

Errors

Throws an error if the file could not be touched.

Definition

USING: io.backend ;

IN: io.directories

HOOK: touch-file io-backend ( path -- )

Methods

USING: io.backend io.backend.unix io.directories
io.directories.unix io.files kernel system unix ;

M: unix touch-file
    normalize-path dup file-exists?
    [ touch ] [ touch-mode file-mode open-file close-file ] if ;