---
title: "Create-File"
---
Creates a file on a server.
Create-File(
Name: <text>,
[Text: <text>],
[Overwrite: <true/false>],
[FileMode: <text>]
);
This operation may be prefixed with Files::
, although this is a built-in namespace and isn't really necessary.
Name | Format | Script Usage | Usage Notes |
---|---|---|---|
☆ File name (default) | text | Name | The path of the file to create. This argument is required. |
Text | text | Text | |
Overwrite | true/false | Overwrite | |
File mode | text | FileMode | The octal file mode for the file. This value is ignored on Windows. Default value is "644". |
# write the name of the current working directory to my desktop
Create-File(
Name: C:\Users\atripp\Desktop\workingdir.txt,
Text: $WorkingDirectory
);