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

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