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truncate.1: improve the example section

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Notably:
 * spell "Megabytes" as "megabytes" consistently;
 * remove a stray asterisk from the /boot/kernel/kernel listing
 * avoid using a shell prompt in the examples consistently
 * fixes the size parameter
 * add an example how to increase the file size

PR:		273997
MFC after:	1 week

(cherry picked from commit 5460bdda9d4cb3ce1d7431824b6f53c545888b53)
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Maxim Konovalov 2025-03-07 01:45:21 +00:00
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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd August 19, 2021
.Dd March 6, 2025
.Dt TRUNCATE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ and continue processing the remaining arguments.
.Sh EXAMPLES
Adjust the size of the file
.Pa test_file
to 10 Megabytes but do not create it if it does not exist:
to 10 megabytes but do not create it if it does not exist:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
truncate -c -s +10M test_file
truncate -c -s 10M test_file
.Ed
.Pp
Same as above but create the file if it does not exist:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
truncate -s +10M test_file
truncate -s 10M test_file
ls -l test_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 10485760 Jul 22 18:48 test_file
.Ed
@ -208,18 +208,28 @@ with the same size:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
truncate -r /boot/kernel/kernel test_file test_file2
ls -l /boot/kernel/kernel test_file*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 31352552 May 15 14:18 /boot/kernel/kernel*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 31352552 May 15 14:18 /boot/kernel/kernel
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 31352552 Jul 22 19:15 test_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 31352552 Jul 22 19:15 test_file2
.Ed
.Pp
Downsize
Increase the size of the file
.Pa test_file
in 5 Megabytes:
by 5 megabytes but do not create it if it does not exist:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
# truncate -s -5M test_file
truncate -s +5M test_file
ls -l test_file*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 26109672 Jul 22 19:17 test_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 36595432 Sep 20 19:17 test_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 31352552 Sep 20 19:15 test_file2
.Ed
.Pp
Reduce the size of the file
.Pa test_file
by 5 megabytes:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
truncate -s -5M test_file
ls -l test_file*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 31352552 Jul 22 19:19 test_file
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 31352552 Jul 22 19:15 test_file2
.Ed
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