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<h1><touch></h1>
<p> Touches a file or set of files -- corresponds to the Unix touch command. </p>
<p> If the file specified does not exist, the task will create it. </p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th style="text-align: center;">Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th style="text-align: center;">Required</th>
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<td valign="top">datetime</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">datetime</td>
<td> Specifies the new modification time of the file in the format MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">file</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> The file to touch. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">millis</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">long</td>
<td> Specifies the new modification time of the file(s) in milliseconds since midnight Jan 1 1970. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">failonerror</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">if</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> If <b>true</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">unless</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Opposite of <code>if</code>. If <b>false</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">verbose</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<h3>Nested Elements:</h3>
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<a id="fileset">
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<<a href="../types/fileset.html">fileset</a>>
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<div class="nested-element"> Used to select files that should be touched. <p /></div>
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<a id="fileset">
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</<a href="../types/fileset.html">fileset</a>>
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<h3>Examples</h3>
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<p>Touch the <code>Main.cs</code> file. The current time is used.</p>
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<touch file="Main.cs" />
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<p> Touch all executable files in the project base directory and its subdirectories. </p>
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<touch>
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<include name="**/*.exe" />
<include name="**/*.dll" />
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</touch>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
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<b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.Core (0.91.4312.0)
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