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What does "type nul > somefile" do to "somefile" in Windows?
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Specifically, does overwrite the entire file on disk? I saw a batch script website recommend generating an FTP script on the fly and then "securely" erasing it with the command in title. Is there any merit to this?
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type nul > somefile
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What does “type nul > somefile” do to “somefile” in Windows? First, is opened for writing – this automatically causes the file to be truncated to 0 bytes. The data still remains on disk, just marked as "free" in the bitmap Then the contents of are w…
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