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Bhaviraj
Bhaviraj

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I built a CLI tool that fixes the most annoying thing about the `touch` command

#cli #productivity #showdev #tooling

Every time I'm working on a NestJS (or any Node) project and try to create
a deeply nested file:

touch src/client/dto/create-client.dto.ts
# ❌ Error: no such file or directory
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I have to first mkdir -p the folders, then touch the file. Every. Single. Time.

So I built nestfile — a tiny zero-dependency CLI that just works:

nestfile src/client/dto/create-client.dto.ts
# ✔ Created: src/client/dto/create-client.dto.ts
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It auto-creates any missing folders (like mkdir -p) and works on
Windows, Mac & Linux.

You can also create multiple files at once:

nestfile src/user/user.service.ts src/user/user.controller.ts src/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
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Install:
npm install -g nestfile

It's tiny, zero dependencies, MIT licensed. Would love any feedback!

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nestfile

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