GNU bug report logs - #11183
[coreutils 8.13] touch: add options -v, --verbose

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 05:16:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 11183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Voelker, Bernhard" <bernhard.voelker <at> siemens-enterprise.com>
To: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>, "11183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org"
	<11183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#11183: [coreutils 8.13] touch: add options -v, --verbose
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
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