Now that you have some directories, create some files. There are multiple ways to create files. To create files using shell redirection, refer toHow to manipulate files with shell redirection and pipelines in Linux. You can also create empty files with thetouchcommand. Here are its options and...
When was the last time you had to create a zip file? Personally, I have to interact with those types of files all the time (either receiving or sending them to various clients, family, and friends). For most people, the creation of zip files is second nature. And even on the Linux ...
As JSON files are purely text files ending with a “.json” extension, you can simply create an empty JSON file with the Linux terminal by using the “touch” command: touch myfile.json The “touch” command on Linux is widely used to create empty text files. But if your goal is to ...
Tar is a very commonly used archiving format on Linux systems. The advantage with tar is that it consumes very little time and CPU to compress files, but the compression isn’t very much either. Tar is probably the Linux/UNIX version of zip – quick and dirty. Here’s how you compress ...
Nano Editor, Vim Editor, Emacs and Vi are some other popular text editors that can be used to create files on Linux. There are many other text editors that can be used to create files. But it depends on your personal preference and choice. ...
How Do I Create a Config File? Using the command line is a great way to modify the settings on a Linux system. Configuration files usually reside in /etc/, and can be edited using various text editors. Most config files can be found in subdirectories of /etc/. You can use the comman...
Creating a file in a specific directory in the Linux terminal is simple. To this, use theTouchcommand in the directory of your choice. Command:touch "filename" Below is an example of this on CentOS minimal: The “touch” command is universal across all Linux systems and will work with po...
First, how to create patch file? Patch file is a readable file that created by diff with -c (context output format). It doesn’t matter and if you wanna know more, man diff. To patch the entire folder of source codes(as usually people do)I do as bellow: ...
Along withnano, Vim is another popular command tool that you can use to create and edit files. To install Vim editor on Ubuntu: $ sudo apt install vim To create a new file withvimexecute: $ vim file_name Note: If you wish to enter some text to the created file. pressito open insert...
In this post we will see how to create Files using terminal commands in CentOS. CentOS is a Community Enterprise operating system which mainly focuses on the server. It is a part ofLinux Operating SystemDistribution and it is free to use. First open the terminal ...