How do I “touch” a file with standard Windows commands? (Linux – Windows)

Scenario

I need to reproduce good old touch hello.c using nothig else but standard Windows commands. How can I change the date of a file, but not its content, using nothing else but what is provided in a standard Windows XP Pro installation (CMD, FIND, SORT, etc.)?

Solution

Open CMD (Run As Administrator). This command will change a file's date and [gs timestamp] to current.

copy <<filename.extn>> /B+ ,,/Y

If you want to do a bulk change in a directory, for say, all .gif files, then:

for %i in ('dir *.gif') do copy %i /B+ ,,/Y

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