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.TH truncate 1
.SH NAME
truncate - truncate files to zero length
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B truncate
[
.I find-options
] 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Truncate uses find with the specified options to find regular files.
Each file is truncated to zero length, but owner, permissions, and
last-modified date are preserved. If the user doesn't have write
permissions for a file, a message is printed and the file is skipped.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Various error messages from the used commands.
.SH AUTHOR
Peter J. Holzer (hjp@wsr.ac.at)