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