windows equivalent to touch

Question

Is there a Windows equivalent to the touch command?

Answer 1

touch.ps1

Usage: touch [FILE]...

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   param(
        [Parameter()]
        [String]$file
    )
    if(Test-Path -Path $file){
        (Get-Item -Path $file) | % {$_.LastWriteTime = (Get-Date)}
    }
    else{
        (New-Item $file)
    }

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Add the directory to your touch.ps1 script to the PATH environment variable and you should be set.