Linux truncate Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use truncate commmand in Linux. truncate command is truncate - shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size
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What is Linux truncate Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use truncate command in Linux. truncate command is truncate - shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size

truncate Syntax

       truncate OPTION... FILE...

truncate Examples

truncate Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of truncate command.

truncate command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for truncate command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man truncate

To open info page for truncate command we can use command below.

info truncate

To open help page from truncate command we can run command below.

truncate --help

Linux truncate Command Source Code

You can find truncate command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use truncate in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.