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0 * * * * /usr/bin/touch /path/to/file.txt
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0 * * * * /usr/bin/touch /path/to/file.txt

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touch doesnt seem to be working<br />

<pre><code id="code-8206975">[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ cat aa.txt
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ /bin/touch aa.txt
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ cat aa.txt
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $</code></pre>
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touch doesnt seem to be working


[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ cat aa.txt
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ /bin/touch aa.txt
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $ cat aa.txt
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
sdfsdfsd
[(01:35 PM)][(root@alpha)] [(~)] $

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hello there,<br />
I would like to create a cron to run every hour that can erase a txt file and leave it blank..<br />
how can I do that?
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hello there,
I would like to create a cron to run every hour that can erase a txt file and leave it blank..
how can I do that?

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