creating readme through command line

[superduppperme]

Everytime I create a new repository, I see these instructions:

Instead of using echo "# nvm-extension" >> README.md, wouldn't it be correct to use echo "# nvm-extension" > README.md instead since there is no README.md in this new repository?

[ngljcb]

Yup! @superduppperme if you want to create a README file using the command line, you should use the > operator instead of >>.

Basically the difference between the two are as follows:

> : Redirects the output of a command and writes it to a file.
>> : Appends the output of a command to a file.

In your case, you should use > to create the file and write to it:
echo "# nvm-extension" > README.md

[superduppperme]

ok, thanks! it works!