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Posts tagged shell

How to create a file on the command line

  • 12 November 2023
  • Editor
  • Command Line
  • file command line shell

Sometimes you need to create a file on the command line. This can be done using the touch command which is available on most Unix-like operating systems. There are also other ways to create a file and some of them are listed below.

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