How to create files in a shell script

justin12 · 10-10-2020, 09:10 PM

Hello I am new to linux and was wondering how i would create files from a script. I created a shell script using nano. And i am trying to add different files inside the script.What would the command look like. I have used touch ../..filename and have got no success.

Turbocapitalist · 10-10-2020, 09:19 PM

First, review a tutorial or two on paths so you know where you are putting the file(s). Then you can use redirection to steer the output from one program, or chain of programs, into a file.

What does your script look like so far? Please use [code] [/code] tags to preserve indentation as you post it.

jefro · 10-10-2020, 09:42 PM

What is with the ../.. part?

https://phoenixnap.com/kb/how-to-create-a-file-in-linux

Use these ideas in inside script but remember that not all commands can come and go out of a script.

berndbausch · 10-10-2020, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by justin12

I have used touch ../..filename and have got no success.

This creates a file with the rather unusual name ..filename in the parent directory. What do you mean by "no success" - was there an error message? What did you do to check success? Note that files whose names start with a dot are not listed by the ls command, unless you add the -a option.

berndbausch · 10-10-2020, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justin12

I have used touch ../..filename and have got no success.

This creates a file with the rather unusual name ..filename in the parent directory. What do you mean by "no success" - was there an error message? What did you do to check success? Note that files whose names start with a dot are not listed by the ls command, unless you add the -a option.

ondoho · 10-11-2020, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by justin12

I have used touch ../..filename and have got no success.

Show us the actual code, what you want to achieve, and why/how it fails.
Use CODE tags for code (see my signature).