diff --git a/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.1 b/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.1 index 649749ddf25..f6b8b0cc37c 100644 --- a/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.1 +++ b/usr.bin/truncate/truncate.1 @@ -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 .Sh SEE ALSO