How do you create a file in UNIX

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / ps

cat> filename
touch filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / bhaskar

using touch comamnd

touch filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / paramaguru

Touch command is used to create zero byte file.
Cat command is used to create file.

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / emg

$ cat > file name

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / naveen kumar

using cat and touch commands in $ prompt.

1. cat <file name> this command is only for creating one
file
2. touch <file names> touch command for creating more than
one file
ex: $touch f1 f2 f3 f4

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / emg

cat> filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / nilesh

Do by vi editor if u have the vi editor...
or set vi environment...
then type
vi <filename u want to have>
and enter...
...here's ur file got created in the present working
directory! :) :)...

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / asit pal

vi filename.extension

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / dinesh

cat >file name
OR
touch file name

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / shiva ram prasad

there are many ways to create a file in unix like
1)cat
2)touch
3)vi
4)tee
for eg to create a file using cat is
$cat > filename
hi how r u
n hit ctrl+d to save n quit

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