Clear the contents of a file on Linux
Sometimes I need to clear the contents of a file but keep the file in place.
To do this it is actually really simple.
> /var/log/syslogThis essentially cats an empty file into the right hand location.
Written by Mitchell Turner
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I had to upvote this... I am suprised on how many Nix users I have talked to that know '>>' and what it is used for but not knowing '>'
over 1 year ago
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