# Create File

### Description

The `Create File` action creates an empty file. This is useful for creating trigger files from within workflows.

### Options

| Option                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Action name            | The name of the workflow action.                                                                                                                                                |
| File name              | The name and path of the file to create an empty file.                                                                                                                          |
| Fail if file exists    | <p>The workflow action will follow the failure outgoing hop when the file to be created already exists (empty or not) and this option is switched on.<br>The default is on.</p> |
| Add filename to result | Add the filename for the file that was created in this action to the results.                                                                                                   |


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