make a file in cmd code example
Example 1: make new file windows cmd
type nul > README.txt
Example 2: create a file cmd
type NUL > EmptyFile.txt
# also
echo. 2>EmptyFile.txt
copy nul file.txt > nul # also in qid's answer below
REM. > empty.file
fsutil file createnew file.cmd 0 # to create a file on a mapped drive
Example 3: create file and write to it cmd
echo some-text > filename.txt
Example 4: cmd make new file
$null > filename (including the $)
Example 5: creating file in cmd
notepad newfilename.extension
Example 6: make a file windows cmd
nul > FILENAME.EXTENSION