On 08Aug2016 16:18, Joe Zeff <joe(a)zeff.us> wrote:
On 08/08/2016 04:12 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> >1aa.lwp
>
>on its own. The shell will open and trucate it, then close it, running
>no command. Thus, an empty file.
No. What you will get is this:
bash: laa.lwp: command not found
What you need is this:
touch laa.lwp
You must have a very weird shell. I've been doing this literally for decades.
Works perfectly.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs(a)zip.com.au>