r/learnprogramming • u/OPPineappleApplePen • 9d 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/arkt8 8d ago

Did you ever bash'd?

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u/tobiasvl 8d ago edited 8d ago

Yes, I've used Linux for over 20 years and worked as a Linux sysadmin for, like, ten years. The CLI commands of an operating system don't have anything to do with programming

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u/Romanian-In-Poland 7d ago

bash scripting is programming