Create a file with touch
$ touch bear $ ls -l total 0 -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:40 bear $ touch lion tiger $ ls -l total 0 -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:40 bear -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:43 lion -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:43 tiger $
$ touch bear $ ls -l total 0 -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:40 bear $ touch lion tiger $ ls -l total 0 -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:40 bear -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:43 lion -rw------- 1 johnd 0 Oct 2 10:43 tiger $