Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:39:28 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: CARTER Anthony <a.carter@cordis.lu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cleaning out files Message-ID: <20030404103927.GC97057@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <200304041227.46615.a.carter@intrasoft.lu> References: <200304041227.46615.a.carter@intrasoft.lu>
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--9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 12:27:46PM +0200, CARTER Anthony wrote: > How do I clean the contents of text files without actually removing the f= iles? $ echo -n > $FILE Works for me, there are various other ways. You will end up with a 0-byte file, is that what you mean by 'cleaning'? --Stijn --=20 I really hate this damned machine I wish that they would sell it. It never does quite what I want But only what I tell it. --9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+jWDfY3r/tLQmfWcRApn/AJ9YyJ9JhBYFitTffQzwDYaIx7vxYACcCCQQ 7rkI6rlVOyDwOcDD6+D6E1s= =d/LZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --9jxsPFA5p3P2qPhR--
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