Create a text file including some text on it and naming with time stamp to ensure previous created file is not overwritten
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# File Management - Create Text File # Core Snippet and Sample # www.PowerShellExamples.com # Get file name based on a timestamp -_- # This code will create an *.txt file, edit accordingly $fileName = "MyFile_"+(get-date -format yyyyMMdd_HHmmss) + ".Log" # Create Text File -_- New-Item "C:\Temp\$fileName" -ItemType File -Value "Hello World" Write-Host "File created: C:\Temp\$fileName"
PS C:\> Directory: C:\Temp Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a---- 1/31/2023 9:58 AM 11 MyFile_20230131_095851.Log File created: C:\Temp\MyFile_20230131_095851.Log