Truncate a file: Difference between revisions

-bash$ >file

# or the more clear/verbose:

-bash: bad: No such file or directory

# Try again with the shortest version: f="bad"<$f>$f

+ ls -l bad

-rw-r--r-- 1 fieldsa fieldsa 8192 Dec 5 01:04 bad

-bash-4.2$ f="bad" <$f>$f

+ f=bad

-bash-4.2$ ls -l

+ ls -l

-rw-r--r-- 1 fieldsa fieldsa 0 Dec 5 01:04 bad

-bash-4.2$ rm bad

+ rm bad

-bash-4.2$ f="bad" <$f>$f

+ f=bad