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Re: avoid errors on expansion failure

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From: Eric Smith <Eric.Smith@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: avoid errors on expansion failure
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:43:34 +0200
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Mikael Magnusson wrote on Fri-13-Jun 14  3:34PM
> >> don't know if this helps your case
> >> >
> >> /tmp > touch fred.jpg
> >
> > Nope, you are just updating the timestamp on the file, thereby
> > over-riding the time specification.
> 
> You probably misunderstood the whole point then, touch creates a file
> only for the purpose of demonstrating the commands that follow.

Indeed, I just saw "touch" and was put off (without reading
the rest). 

Thanks to you both.

Eric

References:
- avoid errors on expansion failure
  - From: Eric Smith
- Re: avoid errors on expansion failure
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- Re: avoid errors on expansion failure
  - From: Eric Smith
- Re: avoid errors on expansion failure
  - From: Mikael Magnusson

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