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I raised eyebrows recently when I was working with someone and we needed to create a file and instead of starting an editor I did: cat > filename ... Ctrl-D

• bonsai_spool 3mo ago
  Why not touch or echo? No reason for an editor or cat
  • stouset 3mo ago
    You can type the intended file contents as-is.
  • sprior 3mo ago
    For a one line file sure, but I was creating multiple lines.
• przemub 3mo ago
  Oh I always do that! Send them my greetings.