SSH access to a Linux server makes life a lot easier. You have a command for anything and eveyrthing in there. There are many ways in which youc an create a file via SSH. The easiest and most common method is use the command - touch - for the task. If you wish to create a file named config.php at your current location, you simply type in
touch config.php
If you want it created at /etc/application/config.php, the command would be
touch /etc/application/config.php Each shell command has a lot of options and switches that lets you manipulate the command. You can learn about all your options and switches for any command, by typing in
man command
Replace command with the actual command that you want to learn about. So, to learn more about 'touch', all you need to do is type in the following on your SSH prompt.
man touch
Editing or modifying this newly created file can be done using any of the available editors on your Linux server. There are quite a few of them available on our servers, but the most commonly used ones are nano (which is also known as pico) and vi.
vi is every Linux admins' best friend, but pico is easier for someone who is using a Linux text editor for the first time.
To request the file to be opened in pico, type:
pico .htaccess
You then start typing into the file in this window. To save and exit the editor, you simply hit the key combination. This will prompt to save or ignore the entries you made in the file, where you can decide how you want to proceed.
Directory/Folder Creation
To create a new folder/directory, simply type in the following in your SSH console.
mkdir Directory_Name
Please replace Directory_Name with the name of the directory that you want to be created
