1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/file_utils.py b/file_utils.py
index d545124..464b0e7 100644
--- a/file_utils.py
+++ b/file_utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import errno
 import hashlib
 import logging
 import os
+import pathlib
 import time
 from typing import Optional
 import glob
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ def describe_file_mtime(filename: str, *, brief=False) -> Optional[str]:
     return describe_file_timestamp(filename, lambda x: x.st_mtime, brief=brief)
 
 
+def touch_file(filename: str) -> bool:
+    return pathlib.Path(filename).touch()
+
+
 def expand_globs(in_filename: str):
     for filename in glob.glob(in_filename):
         yield filename