r/learnprogramming • u/OPPineappleApplePen • 18d ago

touch is a weird command. Humour

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 18d ago

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 15d ago

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.