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truncate:Adjust file length

Syntax

truncate -s Number of bytes file…

Options

-s

Set byte size

Examples

truncate -s 0 logs/app.log

Usage and sandbox support

The teaching subset supports ASCII files and absolutely non-negative sizes; extensions are partially populated with NUL.

Hands-on exercises

• Clear logs but keep filesAdvanced

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