try this '> filename'
--- Mahantesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hareesh Haridas wrote: > > > > hi all, > > > > is there a method/command in linux to empty the > contents of a file > > without deleting it ? i mean something which does > the equivalent of: > > -- > > bash$rm -f filename > > bash$touch filename > > -- > > with the 'rm' part being replaced by a process > which deletes all data ? > > i tried RTFM but failed. > > This may help: > [mahantesh@mymachine mahantesh]$ touch testing.txt > [mahantesh@mymachine mahantesh]$ vi testing.txt > ^ > ^ > ^ > type some text them save it (:wq!) > [mahantesh@mymachine mahantesh]$ cat /dev/null > > testing.txt > [mahantesh@mymachine mahantesh]$ cat testing.txt. > > > > > Greetz! > Mahantesh. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The > leading online job board > for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for > tech jobs today! > http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
