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Touch a file in Linux (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by chraebsli@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 133 points 2 years ago (55 children)

Does anyone actually use touch for its intended purpose? Must be up there with cat.

[–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (9 children)

what is cat's use if not seeing whats inside a file?

[–] Navigate 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is short for concatenate, which is to join things together. You can give it multiple inputs and it will output each one directly following the previous. It so happens to also work with just one input.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That’s why we have bat now

https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 2 years ago (2 children)

To bonbatenate files?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Exactly

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Bat bat bo-at

Bonbaten-fana fo-fat

Fee-fi-fo-fat

Bat!

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Cat with wings? Isn’t a bat more like a rat with wings?

[–] Mad_Punda@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

TIL

I never realized. Thanks!

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