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In the Linux/Unix system, there are the following ways available to creating files. 

1. Using the touch command
2. Using the cat command
3. Using redirection operator
4. Using the echo command
5. Using the heredoc
6. Using the dd command

1.

Create a file in the Linux/Unix system using the touch command. 

The touch command is used to create file/files without any content and update the access date or modification date of a file or directory in the Linux system.

This is the simplest way to create a file in Linux/Unix using the terminal. 

Syntax:

The general syntax of the touch command is as follows:

$ touch [option] ... FILE...

A brief description of options available in the touch command.

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Option	Description
-a	Change the access time of a file
-c, –no-create	Check file is available or not, if not available then prevent creating a file
-f	ignored
-m	Change the modification time of a file