bash create and write to file code example
Example 1: bash write file
# syntax (note: the -e switch is to allow for backslash escapes)
# echo -e "<string-to-append>" >> <file-to-append-to>
# example
echo -e "Hello there, new line!" >> RandomWorld.txt
# -----------------------------------------------
# In order to see the effect of -e, use the following string:
# "Hello there,\n new line!"
Example 2: bash generate file
# syntax
touch <new-file-name>
# example
touch NewFile_1.txt
# -----------------------------------------------------
# FOR GENERATING MULTIPLE FILES
# syntax
touch <1st-file-name> <2nd-file-name> ... <Nth-file-name>
# example
touch NewFile_1.txt NewFile_2.txt NewFile_3.txt