# Simple Log File Reset/Wipe

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##### `<span class="editor-theme-code">/usr/local/bin/wipe</span>`

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a simple wrapper to truncate any log file or open file by cat'ing /dev/null into the file

```
#!/bin/bash
# /usr/local/bin/wipe

cat /dev/null > $1
```

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<details id="bkmrk-script-infocheck-mar">- [ ] `<span class="editor-theme-code">wipe /var/log/auth.log</span>`
- [ ] `<span class="editor-theme-code">service rsyslog restart</span>`

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