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Create file in subdirectories that doesn’t exist (../new_folder/new_folder/new_file.ext)
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Create file in subdirectories that doesn’t exist (../new_folder/new_folder/new_file.ext)

Please do not close this question; it’s not a made up problem — otherwise the /usr/bin/install utility wouldn’t have been invented, 30 or 35 years ago.

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install -D src_file /tmp/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/dst_file install -Dt /tmp/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i your_file

If you want just to touch an empty file:

install -D /dev/null /tmp/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/i/empty_file

Look at the install(1) manpage; it has options for setting permissions, preserving timestamps, etc.

In terms of tools used: no. touch will fail (rightly) if you are trying to operate in a directory that does not exist, and mkdir does precisely one thing: create directories, not normal files. Two different jobs mandate two different tools.

That said, if you’re talking about efficiency in terms of the number of lines in a script, or the readability of one, you could put it into a function:

seedfile() < mkdir -p "$(dirname "$1")" touch "$1" >seedfile /path/to/location/one/file.txt seedfile /path/to/somewhere/else/file.txt seedfile local/paths/work/too/file.txt

Try this: mkdir -p a/b/c/d/e && touch $_/file.abc Always work for me.

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This wikiHow article teaches you how to create a file in a directory in Linux. There are many ways you can create files using the Terminal in Linux. You can create simple text files using short Terminal commands, or you can use one of Linux’s built-in text editors to create complex documents.

Using the «Touch» Command

Press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal. The Terminal is a command-line interface that is available on most Linux distributions. It typically has an icon that resembles a black screen with a white text cursor. You can either click the Terminal icon in the Apps menu, or press Ctrl + Alt + T at the same time to open the Terminal.

Alternatively, you can type cd / to navigate to the Root directory, or type cd ~ to navigate to your Home/User directory. [1] X Research source
You can also type cd ~ followed by the path relative to your Home/User folder to navigate to a directory. For example, type cd ~/Documents and press enter to navigate to «/home/user/Documents» directory.
Type pwd and press Enter to see what directory you are currently in.
Type mkdir followed by the directory name to create a new directory in the directory you are currently in.

Type touch . The «touch» command is used to create an empty file in Linux. This is the easiest way to create a file in Linux.

Add multiple filenames after the «touch» command to create multiple files (i.e. «touch file_1 file_2 file_3»).
Alternatively, you can create a file in any directory you want by adding the directory path after the «touch» command (i.e «touch /home/username/Documents/blank_file.txt»)
You can create a file in multiple directories by adding the directory names after the touch command. For example touch category/file1.txt subcategory/blank_file.txt or touch /blank_file.txt . [2] X Research source
If the file you are trying to create already exists in the directory, the time stamp for that file will be updated instead.

Type ls and press ↵ Enter . This displays a list of all files in your current directory and allows you to verify that the file you just created is present.

Using the «Cat» Command

Alternatively, you can type cd / to navigate to the Root directory, or type cd ~ to navigate to your Home/User directory. [3] X Research source
You can also type cd ~ followed by the path relative to your Home/User folder to navigate to a directory. For example, type cd ~/Documents and press enter to navigate to «/home/user/Documents» directory.
Type pwd and press Enter to see what directory you are currently in.
Type mkdir followed by the directory name to create a new directory in the directory you are currently in.

Alternatively, you can use the command cat >> to append an existing file. If no file exists with the specified file name, a new file will be created. If a file by that name already exists, then the text you add will be appended to the end of the file instead of replacing the existing text. [4] X Research source

Type the text you want to go in the file. After creating a file using the «cat» command, the Terminal enters write mode allowing you to add text to the file. Type the text you want the file to contain on the next line.

To view the text in the file, simply type «cat» (without the «>» symbol) followed by the file name and press Enter (i.e. cat README.txt ). This displays the text in the Terminal.

Type ls and press ↵ Enter . This displays a list of all files in your current directory and allows you to verify that the file you just created is present.

Using the Nano Text Editor

Alternatively, you can type cd / to navigate to the Root directory, or type cd ~ to navigate to your Home/User directory. [5] X Research source
You can also type cd ~ followed by the path relative to your Home/User folder to navigate to a directory. For example, type cd ~/Documents and press enter to navigate to «/home/user/Documents» directory.
Type pwd and press Enter to see what directory you are currently in.
Type mkdir followed by the directory name to create a new directory in the directory you are currently in.

Nano may not be available on all Linux distributions. To install Nano, type sudo apt install nano and press Enter to install Nano on Ubuntu/Debian. Type sudo yum install nano and press Enter to install Nano on CentOS/Fedora.
You can also specify which directory you want to create the file in by entering the path of the directory after the «vi» command (i.e nano /home/username/Documents/website/main.php ).

Type the text you want your file to contain. As soon as Nano opens, you can begin entering your text.

Press Ctrl + X . Use this keyboard shortcut to save and exit Nano when you are done editing your text.

Press y followed by ↵ Enter . This confirms that you want to save your file and exits Nano. You will be returned to the standard Terminal command-line.

Using the «Echo» Command

Alternatively, you can type cd / to navigate to the Root directory, or type cd ~ to navigate to your Home/User directory. [6] X Research source
You can also type cd ~ followed by the path relative to your Home/User folder to navigate to a directory. For example, type cd ~/Documents and press enter to navigate to «/home/user/Documents» directory.
Type pwd and press Enter to see what directory you are currently in.
Type mkdir followed by the directory name to create a new directory in the directory you are currently in.

Type echo followed by some text in quotations. The text you enter in quotations will be saved to the file. Use the «echo» command to create files with short lines of text.

Alternatively, you can add >> at the end of the text. This will create a new file if no file by the file name specified exists. If a file by that name already exists, the text will be appended to the end of the existing file text.

Type ls and press ↵ Enter . This displays a list of all files in your current directory and allows you to verify that the file you just created is present.

Using the VI and VIM Text Editor

Alternatively, you can type cd / to navigate to the Root directory, or type cd ~ to navigate to your Home/User directory. [7] X Research source
You can also type cd ~ followed by the path relative to your Home/User folder to navigate to a directory. For example, type cd ~/Documents and press enter to navigate to «/home/user/Documents» directory.
Type pwd and press Enter to see what directory you are currently in.
Type mkdir followed by the directory name to create a new directory in the directory you are currently in.

Alternatively, you can use the vim in place of the <[kbd|vi>> command. This opens the VIM text editor, which is a newer and more user-friendly version of VI. VIM may not be available on all Linux distributions. If VIM is not installed on your Linux distribution, type sudo apt install vim and press Enter to install VIM on Ubuntu/Debian. Type sudo yum install vim and press Enter to install VIM on CentOS/Fedora. .
You can also specify which directory you want to create the file in by entering the path of the directory after the «vi» command (i.e., «vi /home/username/Documents/Website/index.html»).

Press i to switch to Insert mode. VI has two modes, Command mode and Insert mode. Command mode allows you to perform various tasks using the keyboard keys. Insert mode allows you to enter text. Press I to switch to Insert mode.

Type the text you want to add. Now that you are in «Insert» mode, you can type the text the way you would using any other text editor. Enter the text you want the file to contain.

Type the command to save and exit VI. To do so, type :wq and press Enter. This saves the file and returns to the standard Terminal command-line.