Re: [SLUG] Clear file Re: [SLUG] Clear file

[Ben Buxton]

Guy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered the following thing:
> 
> cat /dev/null > /$foo where $foo = file
> 
> its hacky but it works :)

or just:

> $file

the redirect under most shells truncates a file if there's 
nothing to the left of it.

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