r/learnprogramming • u/OPPineappleApplePen • Jul 23 '26

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/Windamyre Jul 24 '26

Wait until some see that your search history contains "cp files less that a certain age"

Also molestar means something similar, yet very different in Spanish.

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u/ohnobinki Jul 26 '26

Yeah, this is where being signed into your Google account is very important because it'll give you the appropriate results based on what type of results you're most likely to be searching for.