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How do you create an empty file from the command line in Windows

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What is the best way to create an empty file from the command line in windows? I have been using the touch command but it isn't in stock windows. One idea was to use that works, but the file is never really empty that way. Is there a way to generate an empty file similar to what would do using only…

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echo . >file

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