Question

207

rated 0 times [ 207] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 238093 / 1 Year ago, thu, march 2, 2023, 6:18:57

How to clear text that existed in a text file without opening it?

I mean for example I have a file as hello.txt with some text data in it, and how can I clear the total text in that file without opening it?

By this, I mean not using any editor like nano, Gedit, etc.

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

Total Points: 487

Total Questions: 105

Total Answers: 98

Location: India

Member since Wed, Aug 4, 2021

3 Years ago

answered 1 Year ago jectedrin · Accepted Answer

Just open your terminal with CTRL+ALT+Tand type as

 > hello.txt

that's it, your data in that file will be cleared with out opening it even .

Example:

enter image description here