[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#7226: closed ()

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> Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:17:17 +0530
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> I am not reporting a bug. Only pointing out possible improvements. 
> touch is a very useful command for me. I have issue with its handling of symbolic links. 
> When you touch the symbolic links the original file gets touche, no the symbolic link file. I hope you shall be able ro provide me appropriate guidelines on how to achieve this. Parag Dave Lecturer Computer DDIT, Nadiad, Gujart India 
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> parag dave wrote:
> > I am not reporting a bug. Only pointing out possible improvements.
> > touch is a very useful command for me. I have issue with its handling of
> > symbolic links.
> > When you touch the symbolic links the original file gets touche, no the
> > symbolic link file. I hope you shall be able ro provide me appropriate
> > guidelines on how to achieve this. Parag Dave Lecturer Computer DDIT,
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> Thanks for the suggestion, but there is already an option to do that:
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> $ touch --help|grep -A2 no-der
>   -h, --no-dereference   affect each symbolic link instead of any referenced
>                          file (useful only on systems that can change the
>                          timestamps of a symlink)
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