【Help】How to create a TXT file under DOS - China DOS Union Forum

Just learned, for everyone's reference and study:

There are two usages of copy con.
1. Create a new file
copy con filename
After entering this command and pressing Enter, you enter the editing state. Enter the required content on the screen. After entering, press <Ctrl>+Z to end the editing, and the system automatically saves it.
This command can be used for simple text editing, but it can only create new files. If there is a file with the same name in the current specified path, it will be overwritten (if you want to edit the old file, please use EDIT).
2. Display file content (equivalent to TYPE)
copy filename con
Then the content of the specified file will be displayed on the screen.

In DOS, some devices appear in the form of special file names, such as CON (screen), PRN (printer), etc. They can be used in combination with COPY and other commands to complete many special tasks.

Floor1　explor	Posted 2010-10-07 22:41
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How to create a TXT file under DOS

Floor2　HAT	Posted 2010-10-07 23:30
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echo CN-DOS>a.txt

Floor3　sytyh	Posted 2010-10-08 15:51
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First line command: copy con new.txt Second line: Enter your text Last line end command: ctrl+Z

Floor4　explor	Posted 2010-10-08 18:38
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Thanks to the moderator. But after running this command, the file content is CN-DOS. How to make this file empty?

Floor5　explor	Posted 2010-10-08 18:41
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Originally posted by sytyh at 2010-10-8 15:51: First command: copy con new.txt Second line: Enter your text Last line end command: ctrl+Z Test passed, thanks a lot!

Floor6　explor	Posted 2010-10-08 18:52
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Just learned, for everyone's reference and study: There are two usages of copy con. 1. Create a new file copy con filename After entering this command and pressing Enter, you enter the editing state. Enter the required content on the screen. After entering, press <Ctrl>+Z to end the editing, and the system automatically saves it. This command can be used for simple text editing, but it can only create new files. If there is a file with the same name in the current specified path, it will be overwritten (if you want to edit the old file, please use EDIT). 2. Display file content (equivalent to TYPE) copy filename con Then the content of the specified file will be displayed on the screen. In DOS, some devices appear in the form of special file names, such as CON (screen), PRN (printer), etc. They can be used in combination with COPY and other commands to complete many special tasks.