That's what I wonder.
"SYNOPSIS touch [-acm][-r ref_file|-t time] [--] file...
Obsolescent version: touch [-acm][ugly_time] file...
...
POSIX DETAILS The second form of invocation has the disadvantage that there is some ambiguity as to whether ugly_time is a time or a file argument. It is taken to be a time when no -r or -t option is present, there are at least two arguments, and the first argument is an eight- or ten-digit decimal integer. The format of ugly_time is MMDDhhmm[yy], where an yy in the range 69-99 denotes a year in the range 1969-1999, and an unspecified yy denotes the current year. This form is obsolete."
Maybe a configure test?
/ Mirar
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2002-12-07 22:34: Subject: touch
Is -t compatible with legacy systems, then? Perhaps it's better to add a redirect to /dev/null.
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS