type NUL > EmptyFile.txt
# also
echo. 2>EmptyFile.txt
copy nul file.txt > nul # also in qid's answer below
REM. > empty.file
fsutil file createnew file.cmd 0 # to create a file on a mapped drive

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create a file from cmd windows

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echo. > filename.txt

echo. > filename.txt


This command will overwrite the contents of the file with a blank line, effectively clearing its contents.
Note that if the file does not exist, this command will create a new, empty file with the specified name.

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make a file windows cmd

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nul > FILENAME.EXTENSION

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create file cmd windows

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echo some text here > file.extension

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make file cmd

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type nul > something.blabla
:: those people down there are idiots

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create file cmd

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copy NUL > temp.txt

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