Create directory and file in same command using PowerShell

Question

I try to create a folder and a file in one PowerShell command: I tried:

New-Item hello\test\ (New-Item hello\test\file.txt -type file) -type directory -Force

and

New-Item file.txt (New-Item hello\test\ -type direcotry) -type file -Force

But both don't seem to work as expected. What I want to achieve is one command to create hello\test\file.txt

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 29 '18 at 10:55

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Just provide the filepath you want, including the directory, and it will work:

New-Item -Path '.\hello\test\file.txt' -ItemType File -Force

edited Aug 29 '18 at 10:55

Mark Schultheiss

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answered Feb 15 '17 at 09:16

Martin Brandl

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Oh god, you're right. Will accept it in some minutes. – DenCowboy Feb 15 '17 at 09:16
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I have to specifty the file type (PowerShell ISE v4). `New-Item -Path '.\hello\test\file.txt' -Force -ItemType File` – TechSpud Feb 15 '17 at 09:20
Yep me to, but wasn't that relevant for the question so I'll accept it. Thanks @TechSpud. Maybe edit the answer – DenCowboy Feb 15 '17 at 09:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 07 '22 at 22:56

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If you want to put the c.txt file in the b folder of the a folder, do so. ni a/b/c.text -Force

If you want to put two files y.txt and z.hml in x folder ni x/y.txt, x/z.html -Force

answered Nov 07 '22 at 22:56

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MahmutKarali · Answer 3 · 2017-02-15T17:44:45.343

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I created the directory and the file with the following code.

New-Item hello\test -type Directory ; Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500 ; New-Item   hello\test\file.txt

edited Feb 15 '17 at 17:44

answered Feb 15 '17 at 13:27

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Whilst this code snippet is welcome, and may provide some help, it would be [greatly improved if it included an explanation](//meta.stackexchange.com/q/114762) of *how* and *why* this solves the problem. Remember that you are answering the question for readers in the future, not just the person asking now! Please [edit] your answer to add explanation, and give an indication of what limitations and assumptions apply. – Toby Speight Feb 15 '17 at 14:28
Your code incorporates three cmdlets (with two relevant to the task.), not one as specified in OP's ask. – Tony Jun 09 '21 at 13:54

tovbaev · Answer 4 · 2019-09-30T01:28:04.663

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It's not case-sensitive in powershell command, so the most convenient and fastest way to create file would be - > new-item -path . -name 'newfile.txt' -itemtype 'file'

And for new directory, it's the same as in Linux-terminal -> mkdir newdirectory

edited Sep 30 '19 at 01:28

answered Sep 30 '19 at 01:18

tovbaev

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Create directory and file in same command using PowerShell

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