How do you create a file in UNIX

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / rakesh bagaria

1. using cat: cat>filename
2. using touch: touch filename (used basically for time stamping)
3. vi filename (exit using :wq)
4. echo>filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / pawan

to create the file using this command..
$ cat > filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / khaja.shaik

To create files in unix there are two processes are there.
They are..
1)cat command
which creates a new file. If the file is already exists
it overrides the contents. It occupies memory.
2)touch command
Which creates a new empty file for later use.

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / kanta harikrishna

by using touch command we can create an empty file:
syntax:touch <file-name>
by using cat command.......
syntax:cat ><file-name>
by using vi editor.......
syntax:vi <file-name>

(or)
><file-name>

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / gramper

We can create empty file by using the command
$ touch filename
Adding contents to an empty file
$ cat >>filename
- writing any contents
-ctl + d
$ cat filename

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / vi

We can create empty file by using the command true or :
: > testfile1
(or)
true > testfile2

The above two examples will create files.

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / hari

cat>file
or
touch>file file1 file 3

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / july

first open start button then go to putty click there then it will be opened then it starts like this

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / pehaaa

by using touch command, but the size of the file is zero
byte & cat command is used to create file and to store few
lines in it.

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How do you create a file in UNIX..

Answer / kamini

touch <filename>
cat > filename
or use vi editor to create a file

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