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-.TH TRUNCATE 2 2017-05-03 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH TRUNCATE 2 2019-03-06 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
truncate, ftruncate \- truncate a file to a specified length
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
If the file previously was larger than this size, the extra data is lost.
If the file previously was shorter, it is extended, and
-the extended part reads as null bytes (\(aq\\0\(aq).
+the extended part reads as null bytes (\(aq\e0\(aq).
.PP
The file offset is not changed.
.PP