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.TH TRUNCATE 1 ubase-VERSION
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.SH NAME
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\fBtruncate\fR - Shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBtruncate\fR [\fB-c\fR] \fB-s\fI size file...\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBtruncate\fR shrinks or extends the size of each \fIfile\fR to the
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specified size. A \fIfile\fR argument that does not exist is created.
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If a \fIfile\fR is larger than the specified size, the extra data is lost.
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If a \fIfile\fR is shorter, it is extended and the extended part (hole) reads
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as zero bytes.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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\fB-c\fR
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Do not create any files.
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.TP
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\fB-s\fR
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Set or adjust the file size by \fIsize\fR bytes.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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truncate(2), ftruncate(2)
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