make a file using cmd code example
Example 1: how to create empty file cmd windows
copy NUL test.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