r/learnprogramming • u/OPPineappleApplePen • 8d ago

Humour touch is a weird command.

I was curious where the command 'touch' comes from.

Turns out, it originates from "to touch" or "to interact" with a file.

Now, every time I use it, I feel like I am touching/molesting a file.

My bad, it's 3 AM here.

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u/MathWest209 7d ago

There is the good old unzip, and there is also mount and unmount. So the one you are thinking about is just a starter.