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Operating Systems Linux Create a dummy file even if the path is not exist Post 302644709 by Scott on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 09:53:44 AM
Old 05-22-2012
You could write a function which takes an argument (the path to the file) and uses it to create the directory and then the file:

Code:
CreateDummy() {
  mkdir -p ${1%/*} || return 1
  touch $1 || return 2
}

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BOOTPARAMS(5)                                                 BSD File Formats Manual                                                BOOTPARAMS(5)

NAME
bootparams -- boot parameter database SYNOPSIS
/etc/bootparams DESCRIPTION
The bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that diskless clients may request when booting over the network. Each client supported by this server must have an entry in the bootparams file containing the pathnames for its root and (optionally) swap areas. Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a #) specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may request by their logical names. The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab, and may be continued onto multiple lines with a backslash. For example: dummy root=host:/export/dummy/root swap=host:/export/dummy/swap dump=host:/export/dummy/swap When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given the pathname ``host:/export/dummy/root'' as the response to its RPC request. The "host:" component must be supplied. FILES
/etc/bootparams default configuration file SEE ALSO
bootparamd(8) Linux NetKit (0.17) October 2, 1994 Linux NetKit (0.17)
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