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@@ -147,3 +147,20 @@ file.symlink:
     - name: ~/localbash
     - target: /usr/bin/bash
 ```
+
+## **file.touch**
+Performs a `touch` on a file
+| parameter | type | required | description |
+|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
+| _name_ | string | yes | the name/path of the file
+| _atime_ | time (RFC339) | no | the access time to set the file to, set to the current time by default
+| _mtime_ | time (RFC339) | no | the modified time to set the file to, sets to the current time by default
+| _makedirs_ | bool | yes | whether or not to create any provided parent directories, false by default
+```yaml
+file.touch:
+  - name: /tmp/parent/new-file
+  - atime: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000
+  - mtime: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000
+  - makedirs: true 
+```
+