nushell/docs/commands/touch.md

---
title: touch
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---

Creates one or more files.

## Signature

```> touch (filename) ...rest```

## Parameters

 -  `filename`: the path of the file you want to create
 -  `...rest`: additional files to create

## Examples

Creates "fixture.json"
```shell
> touch fixture.json
```

Creates files a, b and c
```shell
> touch a b c
```
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			`---`
			`title: touch`
			`layout: command`
			`version: 0.59.0`
			`---`
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			`Creates one or more files.`
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			`## Signature`
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			```> touch (filename) ...rest```
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			`## Parameters`
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Auto-generate markdown command docs (#4451) * Finish updating * a couple improvements * Update renames * cleanup examples 2022-02-14 03:22:51 +01:00			- `filename`: the path of the file you want to create
			- `...rest`: additional files to create
Docs autoview pwd touch (#2068) * [ADD] Add draft documentation for autoview * [ADD] Add draft documentation for pwd * [ADD] Add draft documentation for touch * [MOD] Improve description and add examples Add the use of `textview` and `binaryview`. Add examples for single value, source file and binary file. 2020-06-28 04:22:26 +02:00
Update #4455, Regenerate all commands' docs (#4557) 2022-02-20 02:13:33 +01:00			`## Examples`

			`Creates "fixture.json"`
			```shell
			`> touch fixture.json`
			```

			`Creates files a, b and c`
			```shell
			`> touch a b c`
			```