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Post #Arg28jsLaXlHAFQyIK by [email protected] |
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>filename credit https://turnoff.us/geek/just-touch-it/ |
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Post #Arg2KIjyIm5gTu1uHg by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft Can you explain a non programmer: For what do I need an empty file? |
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Post #Arg38h2QEp4kJmgklM by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft basically it's like empty document, you can put stuff i… |
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Post #Arg3LIIjWLBBMXKJ7I by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft all settings, system configuration, even database are store… |
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Post #Arg5BiNdu6ElG4BOfA by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft annoyingly, to me, > newfile, doesn't work in zsh. at least no… |
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Post #Arg6BJZOFToiGQ3CgS by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft Awesome! I wouldn’t have guessed, that redirecting nothing would wo… |
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Post #ArgFnyFyK7sT2kTXpg by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft original syntax would be `touch file`, hence the name. |
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Post #Argh5GkRWWEE4xCWXo by [email protected] |
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Post #ArgkjseYJRmT5KVCzY by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft Also useful if you want to change the date stamp on an existing file,… |
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Post #ArirxK6edp89zPvL9M by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft touch the right file and you can finger it later |
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Post #Arp2aPrs6GDvG6E412 by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft If you're testing software that depends on the existenc… |
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Post #Arp2aQ1RWfsbjmhhw0 by [email protected] |
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@lnlyisol @nixCraft Thank you, that sounds reasonable. |
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Post #Arp2aWkKWhLmajkdjU by [email protected] |
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@tfed @nixCraft Got it, thank you :blobhappy: |
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Post #Arp2aiNjGYOyg7GlAe by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft The pure status of existence (yes/no) is a piece of informa… |
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Post #Arp2aivPFLLAMZ1efA by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft You could then use the `-newer file` option of the `find` c… |
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Post #Arp2au65hxQJ0t6qLQ by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft Perhaps: prevent some program from loading default configs … |
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Post #Arp2auEFDdwfQAvM3M by [email protected] |
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@cursv @nixCraft Thank you. |
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Post #Arp2bHg22Uq4916N3g by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft to fill it. Also, sometimes processes just check for the ex… |
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Post #Arp2bHmldSE6TuFkYa by [email protected] |
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@niemalsnever @nixCraft Thank you. |
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Post #Arp2bdzH5dIrL4H36e by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft One reason can be, for including of directories in versioni… |
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Post #Arp2bnjgqQmLZd3kCe by [email protected] |
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Post #Arp2cDRrFLxnJqus1A by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraftAn empty hidden file (e.g. called ".keep") can be … |
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Post #Arp2cGXzizeevkoJV2 by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft the command should be called "manifest" |
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Post #Arp2cIT6a8vqtAXR9k by [email protected] |
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@finnsendYou may also want to have explained the actual joke of the comic then.… |
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Post #Arp2cPvMrShO0qobgG by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft sometimes I use empty files as marker files, which let daem… |
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Post #Arp2cXRAvbIjJWkbjM by [email protected] |
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@kater_s @finnsend @nixCraft Sometimes I use empty files to store information i… |
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Post #Arp2caC2gJyjrSh43k by [email protected] |
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@db_geek @nixCraft Thank you :blobcheer: |
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Post #Arp2chzZgYl836vDjk by [email protected] |
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@mahlzahnPls not@kater_s @finnsend @nixCraft |
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Post #Arp2d1ThEn8wU2A2pE by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft you might manage State with it, for example check if a file… |
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Post #Arp2d1dGfCncxidgkC by [email protected] |
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@iameru @nixCraft Thanks a lot. |
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Post #Arp2daRRFB8KvANEfI by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] @[email protected] Do you "create new … |
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Post #Arp2djTtdPRmxOapFI by [email protected] |
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@vanni @nixCraft Thank you! |
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Post #Arp2e0PYgn4vSrh6LQ by [email protected] |
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@finnsend @nixCraft To check if you have file creation rights ;D |
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Post #Arp2e7WYFBpbWa1HiS by [email protected] |
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@nixCraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo |
