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MATLAB function to truncate the content of a file
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truncate.m
function truncate(filename)
% TRUNCATE a file to 0 bytes, i.e. replace the file with an empty one
%
% Use as
% truncate(filename)
assert(exist(filename,'file'), 'file does not exists');
fid = fopen(filename, 'w');
fclose(fid);
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