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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4129- June  1, 2012
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4129- June  1, 2012
 
 
NULL IT FAST 
Here is the fastest way to truncate a file to zero
 bytes in a bourne or korn shell.
 
 $ > /var/log/messages
 
 This is a good method, if the file has to be truncated,
 but is opened by another process. For example, if you
 want to truncate /var/log/messages, which is held
 open by syslogd...
 
 This tip generously supported by: ulli@ucrc.org
 
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