# sto\_create\_file

```python
def sto_create_file(file_name: str, file_path: str, collection_name: str = None) -> str
```

[Source code](https://github.com/agiresearch/AIOS/blob/main/aios/storage/filesystem/lsfs.py)

Description: Create a file based on either file\_name or file\_path

* If the file\_path is provided, it will create the file directly at the location of the file\_path
* Else If the file\_name is provided, the file will be created at the path of os.path.join(self.root\_dir, file\_name)

Parameters:

* file\_name (str): Name of the file to create
* file\_path (str): Full path where to create the file
* collection\_name (str): Name of the collection/agent (optional)

Returns:

* Success message (str): "File has been created successfully at: {file\_path}"
* Exists message (str): "File already exists at: {file\_path}"
* Error message (str): "Error creating file: {error\_message}"


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