Need to empty

gsiva · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

Hi,

How can I empty the files of *.txt.... in one command.

vbe · #2 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

empty ? you mean remove or size 0?

gsiva · #3 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

not to remove, the size to 0...

radoulov · #4 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

With some shells you can run a loop like this:

Code:

for f in *.txt; do > "$f";done

With others (Z shell with its mult_ios):

Code:

:>*.txt

vbe · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

in one command you cant unless its just one file:

Code:

ant:/home/vbe $ ll file.txt
-rw-rw-rw-   1 vbe        bin           1010 Mar 19 19:50 file.txt
ant:/home/vbe $ >file.txt
ant:/home/vbe $ r ll
ll file.txt
-rw-rw-rw-   1 vbe        bin              0 Mar 19 19:51 file.txt
ant:/home/vbe $

gsiva · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

Thank you for your help, but I am trying to empty a set of txt files under one path, and not for a single one... there stands by doubt....

Thank you in advance.

gsiva · #7 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009

Thank you for your update, this script [ for f in *.txt; do > "$f";done ] worked out ...

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