[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I make all files in a directory of zero length?

[Lance Simmons]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 11:49:13AM -0500, George E. Lass wrote:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> for FILE in *
> do
> if [ -f $FILE -a $FILE != cmd ]
> then
> > $FILE
> fi
> done
> 
> 
> Then do:   chmod 777 cmd
>            ./cmd

 for FILE in *; do > $FILE 

also works.

I couldn't get the other suggestion

 cat /dev/null > *

to work; bash complains about an ambiguous redirect.

I'm happy to go with the "for ... in *; do > $..." construction,
but I wonder if there's not a prettier way. 

Thanks to everyone who replied.
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