Back to: Linux
In this lesson we will see how to create files in Linux system.
Create a file in Linux:
a. Create file using touch command:
$ touch info.yaml
Create multiple files using touch command:
$ touch info.yaml data.txt mail.tmp
b. Create file using Redirection operator:
$ > info.yaml
c. Create file with echo command
$ echo "Hello World" > info.yaml
# to create an empty file
$ echo > map.yaml
d. Create file using cat command:
# create the infoTemp.yaml file and redirect the content of the info.yaml to it
$ cat info.yaml > infoTemp.yaml
e. Create file using Heredoc: Heredoc allow us to redirect multiple lines to a file
$ cat << EOF > info.yaml
This is the first line
This is the second line
This is the third line
EOF
Also see file manipulation and how to Find file in Linux . See complete examples in our GitHub repository.
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