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x/deno/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts>Deno.FsFile#truncate

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method Deno.FsFile.prototype.truncate
import { Deno } from "https://deno.land/x/deno@v1.28.1/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts";
const { FsFile } = Deno;

Truncates (or extends) the file to reach the specified len. If len is not specified, then the entire file contents are truncated.

Truncate the entire file

const file = await Deno.open("my_file.txt", { write: true });
await file.truncate();
file.close();

Truncate part of the file

// if "my_file.txt" contains the text "hello world":
const file = await Deno.open("my_file.txt", { write: true });
await file.truncate(7);
const buf = new Uint8Array(100);
await file.read(buf);
const text = new TextDecoder().decode(buf); // "hello w"
file.close();

Parameters

optional
len: number

Returns

Promise<void>