Re: Can't empty trash
Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> wrote:
> I always recommend finding big files and truncating them first. You
> can truncate a file using the shell by redirection nothing into it.
> : > largelogfile.log
> Or you can use 'true' as the same thing since ':' is an alias for
> 'true'. So shell programmers always tend to use : since that is the
> traditional value. It isn't obvious to new people though.
If you're using a Bourne-type shell (sh, bash, etc.) you can even omit
the null command and whitespace, thereby saving an extra character or
two of typing ;-)
>largelogfile.log
Chris
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