Add meta character to represent current file for touch to use with /r

[mdlawler]

Now that you've added the ability for touch to use the date and time from a file with /r how about some type of meta character to allow it to use the current file for /r
touch /d:c /t:c /r:wf /s files.
where the f indicates to use the current file. Then this can be contained and not need a loop to really use the new syntax.

 

[vefatica]

I may be missing something obvious, but without a loop (and a loop variable) what is the "current" file?

 

[mdlawler]

I may be missing something obvious, but without a loop (and a loop variable) what is the "current" file?

That is what I meant having the word files after the /s meaning that is where you specify the files.

 

[vefatica]

That seems to mean you want the reference file to be the same file as the file you're TOUCHing. I guess that would be useful if you want to make one (or two) of the file's three times equal to another of the (same) file's times. It seems a bit odd.

 

[mdlawler]

That seems to mean you want the reference file to be the same file as the file you're TOUCHing. I guess that would be useful if you want to make one (or two) of the file's three times equal to another of the (same) file's times. It seems a bit odd.

That is exactly what I'm doing copying the last modified time of the file to the creation time.