> (truncate file)

Writes STDIN to disk - overwriting contents if file already exists

Description

Redirects output to file.

If a file already exists, the contents will be truncated (overwritten). Otherwise a new file is created.

Usage

<stdin> |> filename

Examples

g * |> files.txt

Synonyms

• >
• fwrite

See Also

• Arrow Pipe (->) Token: Pipes STDOUT from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command
• POSIX Pipe (|) Token: Pipes STDOUT from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command
• STDERR Pipe (?) Token: Pipes STDERR from the left hand command to STDIN of the right hand command
• <> / read-named-pipe: Reads from a Murex named pipe
• >> (append file): Writes STDIN to disk - appending contents if file already exists
• g: Glob pattern matching for file system objects (eg *.txt)
• pipe: Manage Murex named pipes
• tmp: Create a temporary file and write to it

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This document was generated from builtins/core/io/file_doc.yaml.