How to create a new file in unix

Question

How do I create a new file in a different directory  If the file exists it should also create a new file   I am using the command   Touch workdirectory filename txt

User · Accepted Answer

Try  gt  workdirectory filename txt  This would    truncate the file if it exists create if it doesn t exist   You can consider it equivalent to   rm -f workdirectory filename txt  touch workdirectory filename txt

User · Answer

The command is lowercase  touch filename   Keep in mind that touch will only create a new file if it does not exist  Here s some docs for good measure  http   unixhelp ed ac uk CGI man-cgi touch  If you always want an empty file  one way to do so would be to use   echo     gt  filename

[unix] How to create a new file in unix?

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