How to Create a File in Linux using terminal?

There are several ways to create a file in Linux using the terminal.

Create an empty file:

Using redirection operators:

## Using redirection operators
> myfile
#or
>> myfile

## Using redirection operators

> myfile

#or

>> myfile

Using touch command:

## Using touch
touch myfile

1 2	## Using touch touch myfile

Using echo command:

## Using echo
echo -n > file

1 2	## Using echo echo -n > file

Create a file with some content:

Using echo command:

## Using echo
echo "hello world" > myfile

1 2	## Using echo echo "hello world" > myfile

Using cat command:

## Using cat
cat <<EOF > myfile
hello world
EOF

## Using cat

cat < myfile

hello world

EOF

Using output from another command:

## Using output of another command
ps -aux > myfile

1 2	## Using output of another command ps -aux > myfile

Using terminal editor like vim:

## Uisng editor like vim
vi myfile   ## type i (insert mode) write some content and escape colon w (save)

1 2	## Uisng editor like vim vi myfile ## type i (insert mode) write some content and escape colon w (save)

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