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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From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
To: 11183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11183: [coreutils 8.13] touch: add options -v, --verbose
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:14:20 +0300

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>

Jari
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