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		matja on April 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A disk so full, it couldn't be restored Probably you are using zsh and need: `MULTIOS=1 > file` - zsh isn't POSIX compatible by default

pdimitar on April 5, 2024 [–]

I see. But in this case it's best to just memorize `truncate -s0` which is shell-neutral.

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