rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn) (04/12/85)
*** EGASSEM RUOY HTIW ENIL SIHT ECALPER *** i realize this started as a joke and all, but i couldn't *belive* all the strange & relatively complicated ways people create files. do it the fun, quick, exciting, life-in-the-fast-lane way, use touch(1). for example: prompt: touch afile if 'afile' doesn't exist, touch creates a zero length file called 'afile'. touch is a terrific command becuase you can 'touch' many interesting things. compared to most commands, it's simply read well. "touch hiswife" etc. amaze your friends with new computer lingo: "yep, i was touching jimsthing at work today..." i hope this solves the "easiest/best" way to create a file problem..... take my code, please ronv vaughn ..!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv ps: touch -c does NOT create the file if it doesn't exist, just updates access and/or modif. times. see man page for more exciting details!