Difference between revisions of "Truncate"

Latest revision as of 05:53, 16 March 2023

truncate (coreutils package)

Set file to zero:

Truncate to a size:

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-<code>truncate</code>
+{{lc}}
+<code>truncate</code> (<code>[[coreutils]]</code> package)
+Set file to zero:
+* <code>truncate -s 0 /path/to/filename</code>
+* <code>truncate -s 0 /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log</code>
+* <code>[[echo]] "" > filename</code>
-Set file to zero: <code>truncate -s 0 /path/to/filename</code>
+Truncate to a [[size]]:
+* <code>truncate -s 500MB [[/swap.img]]</code>
 == Related commands ==
 * <code>[[virt-resize]]</code>
+* <code>[[touch]]</code>
+* <code>[[split]]</code>
+* <code>[[rm]]</code>
+* <code>[[logrotate]]</code>
+* <code>[[fallocate]]</code>
+* <code>[[tr]]</code>
 == See also ==
-* {{cat}}
+* {{coreutils}}
 * {{files}}