Create A File

The touch command is used to create a new empty file in your current directory.

Simply type touch followed by the name of the file you want to create:

touch hello.txt

This creates a new empty file called hello.txt. You can confirm it was created by running ls:

ls
hello.txt

Creating multiple files at once:

You can create several files in a single command by listing them separated by spaces:

touch file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt

Creating a file inside a folder:

You can create a file directly inside another directory without navigating into it first:

touch documents/notes.txt

Note: If the file already exists, touch will not overwrite it — it simply updates the file's last modified timestamp.