To create a new, empty file in Unix, you can use the touch
command.
For example, to create a new file called myfile.txt
, you can use the following command:
touch myfile.txt
This will create a new, empty file called myfile.txt
in the current directory.
You can also use the touch
command to update the modification and access times of an existing file without modifying its contents. For example, to update the modification and access times of the file myfile.txt
, you can use the following command:
touch myfile.txt
Note that the touch
command does not create a file with any particular content or formatting. To create a file with specific content or formatting, you can use a text editor such as vi
, nano
, or emacs
.
Overall, the touch
command is a simple and convenient tool for creating and updating empty files in Unix.