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create_regular_file() and/or touch()Section: 15 [filesys.ts::fs.op.funcs] Status: NAD Submitter: CH-14 Opened: 2014-01-20 Last modified: 2016-08-10
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
Addresses: filesys.ts
Since create_symlink(), create_hardlink(), and create_directory() exist, there's
no reason not to have a create_regular_file() function.
Consider adding a function create_regular_file() with the behaviour of the POSIX touch
command.
[Beman comments]
create_regular_file() and touch() should be different functions since
their behavior would differ if the file already exists; touch() updates the last write
date.
I have often wanted create_regular_file() but never got around to adding it.
While touch is quite useful from the command line, I'm less sure of its usefulness as
a library function. It is trivial for a user to implement.
Whether or not it is appropriate to add operational functions this late in the PDTS process is questionable.
[2014-02-13 LWG/SG-3 Issaquah: No consensus for change at this time.]
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