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How to delete file content in linux
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How can I delete file content without opening the file? Is there such command in Unix/Linux?
I want to delete the content of some log files.
I want to delete the content of some log files.
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If you want to delete the contents of a file without removing and recreating it you can try:
echo "" > /some/path/to/logfile.log
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If you want to truncate a log file that is in use(process writes to it) by a running process without stopping the process then all that you need is the following shell command to clear out the active log file:
cat /dev/null > some_log_file.log
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