I have found this command few years ago and used it since then to empty file.
But how this really works?
:>
used like
:> /server/logs/access_log
I have found this command few years ago and used it since then to
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I have found this command few years ago and used it since then to empty file.
But how this really works?
:>
used like
:> /server/logs/access_log
>is the redirection operator.:is a builtin shell command, and is equivalent to to thetruecommand, it is used mostly as a placeholder in scripts.:> filenamewill make your file empty.