0000474: outdated application usage remains for touch

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0000474

[1003.1(2008)/Issue 7] Shell and Utilities

Comment

Error

2011-07-12 10:45

2019-06-10 08:55

Reporter

geoffclare

View Status

public

Assigned To

ajosey

Priority

normal

Resolution

Accepted

Status

Closed

Name

Geoff Clare

Organization

The Open Group

User Reference

Section

touch

Page Number

3239

Line Number

108047-108053

Interp Status

---

Final Accepted Text

Summary

0000474: outdated application usage remains for touch

Description

The rationale for touch explains:

    In previous version of the standard, if at least two operands are
    specified, and the first operand is an eight or ten-digit decimal
    integer, the first operand was assumed to be a date_time operand.
    This usage was removed in this version of the standard since it
    had been marked obsolescent previously.

However, the application usage still mentions an ambiguity over
eight or ten-digit decimal operands.

Desired Action

Delete:

    One ambiguous situation occurs if -t time is not specified, -r
    ref_file is not specified, and the first operand is an eight or
    ten-digit decimal number. A portable script can avoid this problem
    by using:

    touch -- file

    or:

    touch ./file

    in this case.

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tc2-2008

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	New Issue
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Status	New => Under Review
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Assigned To	=> ajosey
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Name	=> Geoff Clare
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Organization	=> The Open Group
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Section	=> touch
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Page Number	=> 3239
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Line Number	=> 108047-108053
2011-07-12 10:45	geoffclare	Interp Status	=> ---
2011-08-11 15:54	Don Cragun	Status	Under Review => Resolved
2011-08-11 15:54	Don Cragun	Resolution	Open => Accepted
2011-08-11 15:54	Don Cragun	Desired Action Updated
2011-08-11 15:54	Don Cragun	Tag Attached: tc2-2008
2019-06-10 08:55	agadmin	Status	Resolved => Closed

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