12.4. Updating the Modification Time of a File: The Touch Factory
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12.4. Updating the Modification Time of a File: The Touch Factory

If you just need to update the recorded modification time for a file, use the Touch factory: 

Command("file.out", "file.in",
        [
          Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"),
          Touch("$TARGET"),
        ])

Which executes as: 

% scons -Q
Copy("file.out", "file.in")
Touch("file.out")
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