How to make files in Unix
See the man page for make - there are probably subtle differences for each OS, so reading your man page would be better than for me to show a link to one that may not be right for you.
I think he is talking about making a file not using make files. If you want to create a file, use touch.
if it would be solaris there is a command called mkfile to create files with a specific filesize
yes in unix there is a way to make a file of a certain size too...
In HPUX, it is called "prealloc"... sometimes used for place holders or even used to overwrite a disk or a tape.
There is a make command but I dont think you want that one.
vi <filename>
and many more ... and some more not mentioned ...
> file
>> file
echo "boo" | tee file
echo "boo" | tee -a file
cp file1 file
ln file1 file
cat file1 > file
cat file1 file2 >> file
command_with_output > file
command_with_output >> file
command_with_output_pipe_command_with_output > file
command_with_output_pipe_command_with_output >> file