touch
Update the access and modification times of each FILE to the current time. toybox
On Linux 2 Sigma rules name it
Linux
touch [-amch] [-d DATE] [-t TIME] [-r FILE] FILE...-aChange access time-mChange modification time-cDon't create file-hChange symlink-d DATESet time to DATE (in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:SS[.frac][tz] format)-t TIMESet time to TIME (in [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss][frac] format)-r FILESet time same as reference FILESeveral platforms
Create files and set access/modification times.
Create specific files or update their timestamps if they already exist
touch path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...IdentifySet the file access or modification times to the current one and don't create file if it doesn't exist
touch --no-create -a path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...Identify-aChange access time toyboxSet the file time to a specific value and don't create file if it doesn't exist
touch --no-create -t YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...Identify-tSet time to TIME (in [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.ss][frac] format) toyboxTrips 1 Sigma rule: mediumFile Time Attribute Change by Igor Fits, Mikhail Larin, oscd.community
Set the files' timestamp to the reference file's timestamp, and do not create the file if it does not exist
touch --no-create --reference path/to/reference_file path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...IdentifyTrips 1 Sigma rule: mediumFile Time Attribute Change by Igor Fits, Mikhail Larin, oscd.community
Set the timestamp by parsing a string
touch --date "last year|5 hours|next thursday|nov 14|..." path/to/fileIdentifyTrips 1 Sigma rule: mediumFile Time Attribute Change by Igor Fits, Mikhail Larin, oscd.community
Create multiple files with an increasing number
touch path/to/file{1..10}IdentifyCreate multiple files with a letter range
touch path/to/file{a..z}Identify