How to create a new file in unix? [closed]

Question

How do I create a new file in a different directory? If the file exists it should also create a new file.

I am using the command:

Touch workdirectory/filename.txt

Answer 1

Try > workdirectory/filename.txt

This would:

• truncate the file if it exists
• create if it doesn't exist

You can consider it equivalent to:

rm -f workdirectory/filename.txt; touch workdirectory/filename.txt