Create multiple empty files using tcsh terminal

Question

I would like to create multiple empty files using tcsh, similar to the command:

touch {0..999}.txt

no bash installed.

%echo $SHELL

%/bin/tcsh

If possible, not using script but a terminal command

shx2 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22 05:36:49Z

2

You can use seq's formatting option and avoid the loop by passing multiple args to touch:

touch `seq -f %.0f.txt 1 999`

answered Apr 22, 2015 at 5:36

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Itay Sela · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-04 13:47:37Z

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I've just created a simple script that does it:

file name: script

\#!/bin/tcsh

set j = 1
while ($j <= 10000)
     touch $j.txt
     @ j++ 
end

changed the permissions for the script to +x :

chmod +x script

and executed :

./script

answered Apr 21, 2015 at 7:26

Itay Sela

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Can you please expalin why you consider this approach better than alias script "touch 'seq -f %.0f.txt 1 999'"

I was looking for any solution. didn't really consider one over the other