@ChaosKitsune @rebane2001 : is a no-op with no output, which is then redirected to the file.
See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3224878/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-colon-gnu-bash-builtin
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in linux you can use the evil bird emoticon (:>) to destroy files, eg `:> important_document.txt`