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touch

Use unix touch utility to change file's timestamp

Description

If neither a time or a reference file is provided then the current time is used. If the file does not already exist, it is created unless Create=FALSE.

Usage

touch(file, time, reference, timestoupdate = c("access", "modification"),
  Create = TRUE)

Arguments

`file`	Path to file to modify
`time`	Absolute time in POSIXct format
`reference`	Path to a reference file
`timestoupdate`	"access" or "modification" (default both)
`Create`	Logical indicating whether to create file (default TRUE)

Value

TRUE or FALSE according to success

Author(s)

jefferis

nat.utils

File System Utility Functions for 'NeuroAnatomy Toolbox'

v0.5.1

GPL-3

Authors

Gregory Jefferis

Initial release