Linux: Create New File
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Create a new file
touch fileName-
Create a new file with empty content.
If the file exists already, update its timestamp.
Create a new file link
ln -s newPath existingPath-
Create a new file that is a symbolic link (aka soft link) to another file.
(symbolic link is a file whose content is a file path to another file.)
ln newPath existingPath-
Create a new file that is a hard link of a file.
(Hard link makes 2 files pointing to the same index in the file system (hard disk).)