`touch` for filesystem

Creates one or more files.

Signature

> touch (filename) ...rest --reference --modified --access --no-create

filename: the path of the file you want to create
...rest: additional files to create
--reference {string}: change the file or directory time to the time of the reference file/directory
--modified (-m): change the modification time of the file or directory. If no timestamp, date or reference file/directory is given, the current time is used
--access (-a): change the access time of the file or directory. If no timestamp, date or reference file/directory is given, the current time is used
--no-create (-c): do not create the file if it does not exist

input	output
nothing	nothing

Creates "fixture.json"

> touch fixture.json

Creates files a, b and c

> touch a b c

Changes the last modified time of "fixture.json" to today's date

> touch -m fixture.json

Changes the last modified time of files a, b and c to a date

> touch -m -d "yesterday" a b c

Changes the last modified time of file d and e to "fixture.json"'s last modified time

> touch -m -r fixture.json d e

Changes the last accessed time of "fixture.json" to a date

> touch -a -d "August 24, 2019; 12:30:30" fixture.json