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Command for creating new file / document

asked 2018-11-17 05:19:09 -0500

OsManiaC gravatar image

Hi!

I couldn't create a new file in a folder using ros command line in terminal. Is there any /roscommand for that?

  • I can easily create in explorer for new document
  • I can easily create in cpp or python ide.
  • I just want to see if I can create without leaving the terminal
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Does touch <filename> do what you want?

This doesn't seem like a ROS question though.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2018-11-17 05:27:46 -0500 )edit

Thank you, As I mentioned in my question I tried to find if there was a ros command for that. It seems there is not. gedit new_file just works well. Also vi works somehow

OsManiaC gravatar image OsManiaC  ( 2018-11-18 23:35:42 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-11-19 01:56:06 -0500

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Afaik, there is no "ROS command" to create a new file.

I also believe that would not be very useful:

  • it would increase maintenance for ROS (core) maintainers
  • managing files is a task for the OS, which has plenty of tools/utilities to do that
  • using existing tools instead of introducing something new allows users to reuse their experience and doesn't invalidate their expectations around such tools

A quick way to create a new file in an arbitrary package (in your workspace of course) could be something like:

rospd <package_name>
touch my_new_file
rospd

To then edit that file:

rosed <package_name> my_new_file

See also the rosbash documentation.

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