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You can use cat to create files by specifying an input for it and redirecting its output to a new file.
cat file1 > file2
That would make a copy of file1 and call it file2. To join two or more files, you can simply add more files for cat to read. cat file1 file2 file3 file4 > file5
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∙ 15y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThat would depend entirely on what type of file you are trying to create. echo text > file.txt would create a text file with the text "text". Other types of files, such as database dumps, program binaries, and even video can be created with various programs.
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