How to create a 0 byte file in ksh.

Question

This is probably obvious, but Google seems to have let me down. I need to create a zero byte file with arbitrary names on Unix (AIX, ksh). What is a good command that will do this. Something I can script obviously.

Just to be clear Im not doing anything stupid. This is a script to generate certain testing scenarios. (Checking proper behavior when handling 0-byte files.)

Answer 1

I figured it out.

touch $filename will do it.