I have seen the following string in a sh script:
:> /tmp/foo
Is there a difference between this string and the following string?
> /tmp/foo
I have seen the following string in a sh script: :> /tmp/foo Is there
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I have seen the following string in a sh script:
:> /tmp/foo
Is there a difference between this string and the following string?
> /tmp/foo
The
:is a no-op shell builtin, always returning a success exit status without outputting anything. It is a synonym of thetruebuiltin, but shorter.The two are equivalent, although the first suggests that the
:might be a placeholder for something in the future.