Subject: RE: bug#11183: [coreutils 8.13] touch: add options -v, --verbose

From: "Voelker, Bernhard" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:15:55 +0200

Jari Aalto wrote:

> Please add verbose options to program touch(1):
> 
>     -v, --verbose
> 
> Similarly than what is found in cp(1), mv(1). Seing what files are being
> touched e.g. from scripts would be helpful:
> 
>     touch ${optionverbose:+--verbose} <file pattern>

To just reslve the file pattern, I'd suggest

	echo touch <file pattern>

Have a nice day,
Berny