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
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 OPTION... FILE...
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
You can find truncate command source code from the folowing repositories:
You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:
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.