'touch filename.ext' will touch 'filename.ext.exe' or 'filename.ext.lnk' or 'filename.ext.exe.lnk' if they exist when there's no 'filename.ext'

[Marco Atzeri]

On 02.08.2022 15:45, Mike Kaganski wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Using cygwin 3.3.4-2 and 3.3.5-1:
> 
> 
> Create a file named 'file.ext.exe'.
> 
> In cygwin, run:
> 
>  > touch file.ext
> 
> 
> Examine the directory. The 'file.ext' wasn't created; the file 
> 'file.ext.exe' timestamp was updated.
> 

Hi Mike,
it is an expect behaviour as "file.ext.exe" has as alias "file.ext"

see User Guide

https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html#pathnames-exe

Regards
Marco