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[jira] [Created] (IO-722) Improve FileUtils.touch() Javadoc to clarify it does not behave like GNU touch

Thib Guicherd-Callin created IO-722:
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             Summary: Improve FileUtils.touch() Javadoc to clarify it does not behave like GNU touch
                 Key: IO-722
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-722
             Project: Commons IO
          Issue Type: Improvement
            Reporter: Thib Guicherd-Callin


The Javadoc of FileUtils.touch() says it behaves like the Unix touch utility. I'm not sure about the Unix one, but the GNU one does not create intermediate directories (e.g. touch /tmp/foo/bar/baz does not succeed if /tmp/foo/bar/ does not already exist). Currently there is a paragraph further down in the Javadoc that says 'Also, as from v1.3 this method creates parent directories if they do not exist', but the implication in the leading sentence that it behaves like Unix touch is misleading.



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