How to create an html file in linux terminal?

Question

Can you explain how to create an HTML file in a Linux terminal?

Answer 1

You can create an HTML file in the Linux command line with a text editor.

Before you start, choose your favorite text editor. For this example, I am using Nano editor.

Steps:

cd Desktop (or choose whatever directory you would like to save the file.)

mkdir website

nano index.html

Once you are in the Nano editor mode and you want to save and exit the editor. Type

Ctrl + o to save the file and press ENTER

Ctrl + x to exit

Let's breakdown to see what all these commands mean:

cd => changes the current directory to the Desktop

mkdir => create a folder for the website project

Nano => the editor where you will write your code