Touch Task
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Sets the access and modification times of files.
Parameters
The following table describes the parameters of the Touch task.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
AlwaysCreate |
Optional Boolean parameter.If true, creates any files that do not already exist. |
Files |
Required ITaskItem[] parameter.Specifies the collection of files to touch. |
ForceTouch |
Optional Boolean parameter.If true, forces a file touch even if the files are read-only. |
Time |
Optional String parameter.Specifies a time other than the current time. The format must be a format that is acceptable to the Parse method. |
TouchedFiles |
Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter.Contains the collection of items that were successfully touched. |
Remarks
In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.
Example
The following example uses the Touch task to change the access and modification times of the files specified in the Files item collection, and puts the list of successfully touched files in the FilesTouched item collection.
<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<Files Include="File1.cs;File2.cs;File3.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
<Target Name="TouchFiles">
<Touch
Files="@(Files)">
<Output
TaskParameter="TouchedFiles"
ItemName="FilesTouched"/>
</Touch>
</Target>
</Project>