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bug#21065: Small bug in touch


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: bug#21065: Small bug in touch
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:20:36 +0100
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On 15/07/15 14:25, Rickard Norlander wrote:
> touch version 8.23
> 
> Command:
> $ touch -- '-'
> Happens:
> Returns successfully, but no file is created (if file exists, timestamp is 
> not updated)

That is inconsistent with other platforms, though is documented
at the top of the man page, and done on purpose since v5.90 with:
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=e3513e1





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