Re: [Fwd: Re: Patch for touch to make it have a -p option, similar to mkdir]

2007-01-03 Thread Jim Meyering
Marc Abramowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious if there are any comments on how to improve this patch, or > is it just a bad idea to add this kind of functionality to a simple tool > like touch? Justification is what's lacking. "It's convenient" isnt' enough. Adding a new option is a p

[Fwd: Re: Patch for touch to make it have a -p option, similar to mkdir]

2007-01-03 Thread Marc Abramowitz
Just curious if there are any comments on how to improve this patch, or is it just a bad idea to add this kind of functionality to a simple tool like touch? -Marc Original Message Subject:Re: Patch for touch to make it have a -p option, similar to mkdir Date: Thu,