You can employ it with the -s option that specifies the file size. To empty a file content, use a size of 0 (zero) as in the next command: Thatâs it for now, in this article we have covered multiple methods of clearing or emptying file content using simple command line utilities and shell redirection mechanism.
On August 17, 1962, Peter Fechter, an 18-year-old citizen of East Berlin, bled to death after he was shot down by a East Berlin border patrol in his attempt to escape over the wall. The last to die was Chris Gueffroy on June 2, 1989. Many attempted to escape over the 28 years of the wall`s existence.
Berlin Wallâs fall marked the end of the Cold War for the American public. By Andrew Kohut 1 comment. People gather near a part of the Berlin Wall that has been broken down after the communist German Democratic Republicâs (GDR) decision to open borders between East and West Berlin, circa November 1989.(Photo by Carol Guzy/The Washington Post/Getty Images).he fall of the Wall only improved the American view of Gorbachev. His favorable rating in the U.S. jumped from 40% in 1987 to 77% in the days following the end of divided Berlin, based on surveys by Gallup/Times Mirror and Gallup, respectively.