0000474: outdated application usage remains for touch

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000474	1003.1(2008)/Issue 7	Shell and Utilities	public	2011-07-12 10:45	2019-06-10 08:55

Reporter	geoffclare	Assigned To	ajosey
Priority	normal	Severity	Comment	Type	Error
Status	Closed	Resolution	Accepted

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Summary	0000474: outdated application usage remains for touch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.
Tags	tc2-2008

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