How to empty large log files

September 30, 2014 by admin · Leave a comment

If you want to empty large log files (aka lots of GB) without deleting the file, here’s how you can do that:

 

 

nix# > mylargelog.log

or 

nix# echo " " > mylargelog.log

Tadaa!!

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