New commands to create an empty file

Similarly as `create-directory', `dired-create-directory',
the new commands create the parent dirs as needed (Bug#24150).
* lisp/files.el (make-empty-file): New command.

* lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-create-empty-file): New command.
(dired--find-topmost-parent-dir): New function extracted
from `dired-create-directory'.
(dired-create-directory, dired-create-empty-file): Use it.

* lisp/dired.el (dired-mode-map):
Add menu entry for `dired-create-empty-file'.

* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Misc Dired Features)
* doc/lispref/files.texi (Create/Delete Dirs): Update manual.
; * etc/NEWS: Announce the changes.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 6c79a46f243..6ccf6fc0890 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ This triggers to search the program on the remote host as indicated by
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 27.1
 
++++
+** New command 'make-empty-file'.
+
 ---
 ** New variable 'x-wait-for-event-timeout'.
 This controls how long Emacs will wait for updates to the graphical
@@ -222,6 +225,11 @@ navigation and editing of large files.
 
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 27.1
 
++++
+** Dired
+
+*** New command 'dired-create-empty-file'.
+
 ** Change Logs and VC
 
 *** Recording ChangeLog entries doesn't require an actual file.