diff --git a/topics/linux/README.md b/topics/linux/README.md
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@@ -917,9 +917,13 @@ There are many answers for this question. One way is running `df -T`
How to create a
- * new empty file
- * a file with text (without using text editor)
- * a file with given size
+ - new empty file
+ - a file with text (without using text editor)
+ - a file with given size
+
+ * touch new_file.txt
+ * cat > new_file [enter] submit text; ctrl + d to exit insert mode
+ * truncate -s new_file.txt