creating a file from the command line

[HighCommander4]

Is there any way to create a text (or any) file from the Windows command line? Suppose I wanted a text file located in C:\ called "file.txt" which contains the text "TEXT". I'm thinking of a command similar to this:

create C:\file.txt "TEXT"

Is there any functionality similar to this?

[PeejAvery]

Try...

echo This will show up in the text file > c:\file.txt

[S_M_A]

Or good old copy con C:\file.txt, enter - type the text - finish with ctrl-z & enter

[PeejAvery]

I thought of that first but that requires user input. The way HighCommander4 describes it is without user input.

[S_M_A]

Oh, didn't realize that! You're probably right. This is intended for a batch file I guess.

[HighCommander4]

Thank you PeejAvery, your solution works. (It is indeed for a batch file.)

What if my text has a enter (linefeed) in it? I need to be able to do it in one command...

EDIT: Scratch that, I can do it in multiple commands? But how *do* you make a second echo append the text to the already existing file rather than overwriting it?

[PeejAvery]

To append use >> instead of >.

[HighCommander4]

Thank you once again PeejAvery! I got it to work now. :thumb:

[PeejAvery]

Glad to be of help! And thanks for the rate! :wave: