Delete contents of the file, but not file?

mikeshn · 05-27-2003, 05:19 PM

I'm interesting what command allows to do the following:

to delete contents of the file but not a file itlself.

For example: Mozilla has a file bookmarks.html (with a lot of links) and I want to delete the links but not the file.

How can I do this ?

Thanks

Crashed_Again · 05-27-2003, 05:22 PM

cat /dev/null > bookmarks.html

david_ross · 05-27-2003, 05:24 PM

Either:
echo -n > YOURFILE
cat /dev/null > YOURFILE

Remember to take backups of important files first!

EDIT: He beat me again!

Proud · 05-27-2003, 05:29 PM

Well he's a fast addict, and you're a two-method guru

david_ross · 05-27-2003, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Proud
Well he's a fast addict, and you're a two-method guru

lol

We once spent a whole day doing that - I thought
Crashed_Again was going to sue me for harrasment

Crashed_Again · 05-27-2003, 05:50 PM

hehe...what I lack in knowlege I make up for in speed. Could I possible change my status to 'Fastest Answerer In The West'?

david_ross, I'm filing the harassment papers now.

Proud · 05-27-2003, 06:00 PM

If you're fast, could I use you as a brute force cracking tool on this post?

Custom status for +1K posters sounds fun

Crashed_Again · 05-27-2003, 06:13 PM

hehe...I couldn't figure that post out myself. I was quick to ask what it was though.

Proud · 05-27-2003, 06:26 PM

I gave up

jayakrishnan · 05-28-2003, 06:47 AM

echo " " > file-name