Creating a file in csh
    Dave Shimell 
    shimell at stc-a.UUCP
       
    Sat Apr 20 15:20:50 AEST 1985
    
    
  
> > >	echo -q This creates an empty file >new.file
>
>To contribute to this silly discussion, the most portable way
>to create an empty file is:
>	touch "Empty file"
	Actually, Jaap, this does not work on IS/1 (Version 6 PWB).
	I presume this is also the case with other V6 systems.
	Best is:
		cat /dev/null > "Empty file".
Regards,
Dave Shimell.
shimell at stc-a.UUCP
{root44, ukc, idec, stl, creed, stc-[bcdf]}!stc-a!shimell
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Regards,
Dave Shimell.
shimell at stc-a.UUCP
{root44, ukc, idec, stl, creed, stc-[bcdf]}!stc-a!shimell
    
    
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