Creating an empty file nested in directories. aka mkdir -p followed by touch.

create-new-empty-file.raku

#!/usr/bin/env raku

use v6.d

sub MAIN($path-to-file) {
    my $path = IO::Path.new: $path-to-file;

    try {
        mkdir $path.dirname;
        CATCH {
            when X::IO::Mkdir {
                die "Failed to create the parent directory due to:\n{.message}";
            }
        }
    }

    try {
        spurt($path);
        CATCH {
            default {
                die "Failed to create file due to:\n{.message}";
            }
        }
    }
}