I need to add file.txt to all root directories and display path them.

I was tried to use

touch /home/folder1/file.txt & touch /home/folder2/file.txt etc.

but maybe someone can help me to make it simpler?

CodePudding user response：

If your shell supports it (and most shells do, e.g. Bash and Zsh), you can use brace expansion, e.g.:

touch /home/folder{1..10}/file.txt

CodePudding user response：

Simple one -

touch /home/{folder1,folder2}/file.txt

This is known as expansion, another answer to a similar issue here - https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/435621/bash-brace-expansion-after-a-path-slash

Ben Voigt's answer is essentially the same - breat me to it, though it also shows you how you can use a range of numbers...

My answer will do exatly what you asked, hoever if you wanted folders 1-10 then Ben's answer is better...