| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Easy (rss) |
| Root privileges | No |
| Requirements | None |
| Estimated completion time | 5m |
- cat command
- echo or printf command
- vi text editor
- joe text editor
- Any other console based text editor
Create a Text File using cat command
To create a text file called foo.txt, enter:$ cat > foo.txt
Output:
This is a test.
Hello world!
press CTRL+D to save file
To display file contents, type:$ cat foo.txt
Create a text file using echo or printf
To create a file called foo.txt, enter:
echo 'This is a test' > foo.txt
OR
printf 'This is a test\n' > foo.txt
OR
printf 'This is a test\n Another line' > foo.txt
To display file contents, type:$ cat foo.txt
Create a Text File using joe text editor
JOE is text editor. To create a file called foo.txt, type:$ joe -help foo.txt
You will see help menu on screen. Next type something. To save the file and leave joe, by typing ^KX (press CTRL+K+X).
Create a Text File using vi / vim text editor
vi / vim is another text editor. To create a file called bar.txt, type:$ vi bar.txt
Press 'i' to insert new text. To save the file and leave vi, type ESC+:+x (press ESC key, type : followed by x and [enter] key).
credits to http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/create-files-in-linux-unix-from-bash/ for an awesome guide.
