On Thursday 23 March 2006 16:33, JimD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] sudo echo': > If you type something like the following: > > "> /tmp/myfile.foo" > > It will truncate the file. I use it when I want to clear out logs real > quick. I can sudo su and then just type (without the quotes): > > "> /var/log/mail/current" > > and have a clean log. However to do that I need to be root and the > only thing I found is to sudo su and then type the command and then > exit from root.
Try: sudo /bin/bash -c '> /var/log/mail/current' or, if that doesn't work: sudo /bin/bash -c ': > /var/log/mail/current' Shells handle redirection and pipes, sudo does not, AFAIK. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
