One command to create a directory and file inside it linux command

Question

Suppose my current directory is A. I want to create a directory B and a file \"myfile.txt\" inside B.

How to do th

Answer 1

For this purpose, you can create your own function. For example:

$ echo 'mkfile() { mkdir -p "$(dirname "$1")" && touch "$1" ;  }' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc
$ mkfile ./fldr1/fldr2/file.txt

Explanation:

• Insert the function to the end of ~/.bashrc file using the echo command
• The -p flag is for creating the nested folders, such as fldr2
• Update the ~/.bashrc file with the source command
• Use the mkfile function to create the file