TRUNCATE(1)

NAME
truncate - truncate a file (make smaller/larger)

SYNOPSIS
truncate file [new_size]

DESCRIPTION
The program truncate truncates a file to a new size. If no new size is given, the file is truncated to 0 (zero) bytes. In all other cases, it is resized to the given size. And if the file did not exist, it is created.

BUGS
None. This program is totally bug-free.

SEE ALSO
http://vanheusden.com/Linux/

NOTES
This page describes truncate as found in the truncate-0.1 package; other versions may differ slightly. Mail corrections and additions to folkert@vanheusden.com. Report bugs in the program to folkert@vanheusden.com.