# Like the unix "touch" command
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/like-the-unix-touch-command/50511
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 17, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/like-the-unix-touch-command/50511 "2020-10-17T16:48:53Z")
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### Author:  [@fpefpe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fpefpe)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/like-the-unix-touch-command/50511/1 "2020-10-17T16:48:53Z")
I been getting many suggestion on how to copy tags from one file to another --- in unix the "touch" command will copy the date/time info from a "reference file" to a target files --
I would suggest a version of touch to use one file as a reference and copy all the tag in to to the target file
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/like-the-unix-touch-command/50511/2 "2020-10-17T17:49:15Z")
see e.g. here:
> [@Feature request: Increase timestamp with x seconds](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-increase-timestamp-with-x-seconds/16033):
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> Hi, Right now we have two options when dealing with timestamps: Update timestamp (modified date/time) with current date and time Do NOT update timestamp (modified date/time) I think an extra option would be useful... Increase timestamp (modified date/time) with x seconds Many media libraries use the modified date/time instead of the created date/time to list "new" files. When just changing tags you don't want these files to be recognized as "new" files. However the same timestamp is often…
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/like-the-unix-touch-command/50511/3 "2026-01-15T08:16:39Z")
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