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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I thought for sure, for sure this was bullshit. For sure Linux doesn’t have a touch command. What could it possibly do.?

Changing timestamps and creating empty files..

Of course, that makes so much sense. 🤔

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It does make sense! When you modify a file, you do "things" on it, you write it. So the minimum you can possibly do to a file to modify it, is "to poke it": to touch it.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I mean I’m sure that’s the logic or something but..

    Man it just feels wrong. Like the sonic hedgehog gene feels wrong. You know?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hahahha, I just learnt about that gene a little while ago and thought the same: that's an stupid name for a gene. How would you name them? (the gene and the command)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Imagine being a doctor telling a couple their fetus died because of a sonic hedgehog gene mutation, tho. (This does happen)

    Like, it won’t matter in another few hundred years, but culture is difficult right now.

    Makes me wonder if the romans did meme shit like that. They graffiti shitposted and whatever so..

    Luckily nobody asks me what I would name shit because my pets are testament to my complete lack of creativity. 😊

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