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to: Deuce
from: Ibanez
date: 2007-06-24 03:35:00
subject: !0 Linux Shell tricks

Re: !0 Linux Shell tricks
  By: Deuce to Finnigann on Mon Jun 18 2007 01:19 am

 > For example, to create an empty file... rather than use "touch
empty" use
 > ":>empty" which works in every shell I've used, not just bash.
 > 
 > THAT'S a shell trick.  :-)

Works here on OS X. Both on my old box (Panther) and the new (Tiger).

Cool stuff. :D


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