How to cat multiple lines and delete existing contents

Question

I normally run a command like

cat <<EOF >> /path/to/file some stuff more stuff EOF

However, this time, I want to overwrite the existing file and not append to it. How can I accomplish this?

jehad · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-01 14:33:03Z

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Change >> to >.

>> means append to file.

> means write file from scratch.

answered Jul 1, 2016 at 14:33

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Yamakaja · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-01 14:33:19Z

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To overwrite a file instead of appending to it you can use > instead of >>.

answered Jul 1, 2016 at 14:33

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