creating a text file in linux code example

Example 1: linux create file

# syntax
touch <new-file-name>

# example
touch NewFile_1.txt

# -----------------------------------------------------
# FOR CREATING MULTIPLE FILES

# syntax
touch <1st-file-name> <2nd-file-name> ... <Nth-file-name>

# example
touch NewFile_1.txt NewFile_2.txt NewFile_3.txt

Example 2: create file in linux

touch <filename>.<extension>

Example 3: cat create file

cat >"filename"

Example 4: create a file with text in linux

cat > ~/the/path/fileName.txt
the text{ctrl+D to end text entry}