You can create a text file using the cat
command in the terminal of an Ubuntu Linux system as follows:
- Open the terminal.
- Type
cat > filename.txt
and press Enter. This will open a new file with the name “filename.txt”. - Type the text you want to add to the file and press Enter after each line.
- Once you are done adding text, press
Ctrl + D
to save the file and exit.
Note: The >
operator is used to redirect the output of the cat
command to a file. If the file already exists, its contents will be overwritten. If you want to append text to an existing file instead of overwriting it, use the >>
operator instead.