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Empty file linux

How to empty a file in linux

echo > filename.log

#empty all file with the same extension
echo > *.log

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Empty a file linux

# Redirect nothing to the file. This is the same as: echo "" > myfile.txt
> myfile.txt

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Empty file linux

touch myfile.txt

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Linux empty file

echo -n > myfile.txt

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Source: unix.stackexchange.com

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