# tigris touch

Create an empty (zero-byte) object at the given bucket/key path.

## Usage[​](#usage "Direct link to Usage")

```
tigris touch <path>

t3 touch <path>
```

Paths support the optional `t3://` (or `tigris://`) prefix (e.g. `t3://my-bucket/file.txt` or just `my-bucket/file.txt`).

## Examples[​](#examples "Direct link to Examples")

```
# Create an empty object

tigris touch my-bucket/placeholder.txt



# Using t3:// prefix

tigris touch t3://my-bucket/logs/
```