[comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d] NULL-file

jvte@euraiv1.UUCP (Jan van 't Ent) (11/28/88)

>	TYPE NUL >FOO
>to create a 0-byte file called FOO.  Much easier than DEBUG.... (unlike the
>other methods, it does clobber any existing file.  Using >>FOO preserves
>the file, but doesn't update its time)

Even easier than that, you could use REM>FOO (or even REM>$ which takes only
six keystrokes, although it takes two shiftkey-combinations :-)
<Jan>