Still takes one line, but it would be smaller in size touch i

e12e · on March 17, 2018

No need to use such a bloated tool as "touch" to create a site. Your shell can do it:

  > index.html

And there's ofcourse:

  <<eof > index.html
  <html>
  <p>hello, world! from
  $(whoami)</p>
  </html>
  eof

See also: m4.

ariofrio · on March 17, 2018

    > index.html

You win.

52-6F-62 · on March 17, 2018

Agreed. I concede!

petercooper · on March 18, 2018

    >index.htm

Two characters shorter and will work fine on most HTTP servers ;-)

52-6F-62 · on March 18, 2018

Now you're just being pedantic, Peter!

petercooper · on March 18, 2018

Yes, but it looked like this was turning into a golfing thread ;-)