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Creating Files

Make the folders you actually want, then write down what you did so you remember it tomorrow. mkdir, touch and echo cover most of what you do with files in the first year.

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Commands practised here

• mkdir -p a/b/cMake a folder tree, including any missing parents.
• touch notes.txtCreate an empty file, or update its timestamp.
• echo hello > f.txtWrite text into a file. Erases it first.
• cat f.txtPrint a file to the screen.

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