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Now we know how to create directories through the command line, but how do we create new files?
We can do this using the command touch:
The touch command creates a new file inside the working directory. It takes in a filename as an argument and then creates an empty file with that name in the current working directory.
Here we used touch to create a new file named keyboard.txt.
Instructions
1.
List your working directory’s current contents.
2.
Create a new file named keyboard.txt inside the working directory. If you list its contents again, you should now see your file listed.
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