truncate:tldr:170b5
truncate: Set a size of 10 GB to an existing file, or create a new file with the specified size.
$ truncate --size ${10G} ${filename}
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The command "truncate --size ${10G} ${filename}" is used to truncate a file to a specific size.
Here's the breakdown of the command:
- "truncate" is the command-line utility used to adjust the size of a file.
- "--size" is an option or flag used to specify the desired size to which the file should be truncated.
- "${10G}" represents the size to which the file will be truncated. In this case, it denotes a size of 10 gigabytes (10G).
- "${filename}" represents the name or path of the file that needs to be truncated. You need to replace "${filename}" with the actual filename or path.
Overall, this command will truncate the specified file to a size of 10 gigabytes.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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