Difference between revisions of "Truncate"

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** <code>truncate -s 0 /path/to/filename</code>
 
** <code>truncate -s 0 /path/to/filename</code>
 
** <code>truncate -s 0 /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log</code>
 
** <code>truncate -s 0 /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log</code>
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Alternative: <code>[[echo]] "" > filename</code>
  
 
* <code>truncate -s 500MB [[/swap.img]]</code>
 
* <code>truncate -s 500MB [[/swap.img]]</code>

Revision as of 08:23, 9 February 2023

truncate (coreutils package)


  • Set file to zero:
    • truncate -s 0 /path/to/filename
    • truncate -s 0 /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log

Alternative: echo "" > filename


Related commands

See also

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