touch

node-touch

For all your node touching needs.

Installing

npm install touch

CLI Usage:

See man touch

This package exports a binary called nodetouch that works mostly like the unix builtin touch(1).

API Usage:

var touch = require("touch")

Gives you the following functions:

• touch(filename, options, cb)
• touch.sync(filename, options)
• touch.ftouch(fd, options, cb)
• touch.ftouchSync(fd, options)

All the options objects are optional.

All the async functions return a Promise. If a callback function is provided, then it's attached to the Promise.

Options

• force like touch -f Boolean
• time like touch -t <date> Can be a Date object, or any parseable Date string, or epoch ms number.
• atime like touch -a Can be either a Boolean, or a Date.
• mtime like touch -m Can be either a Boolean, or a Date.
• ref like touch -r <file> Must be path to a file.
• nocreate like touch -c Boolean

If neither atime nor mtime are set, then both values are set. If one of them is set, then the other is not.

cli

This package creates a nodetouch command line executable that works very much like the unix builtin touch(1)

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fs-extra

The 'fs-extra' package provides additional file system methods that aren't included in the native 'fs' module. It includes methods for creating and updating files, similar to 'touch', but also offers a wider range of file system operations like copying, moving, and removing files and directories.

node-fs

The 'node-fs' package extends the native 'fs' module with additional file system methods. It includes functionality for creating and updating files, similar to 'touch', but also provides methods for recursive directory creation and symbolic link management.

file-system

The 'file-system' package is a simple wrapper around the native 'fs' module that provides additional convenience methods for file operations. It includes methods for creating and updating files, similar to 'touch', but also offers methods for reading and writing JSON files and working with directories.