diff --git a/pages/common/greater-than.md b/pages/common/greater-than.md
index 93c6e537d..cf0006ca1 100644
--- a/pages/common/greater-than.md
+++ b/pages/common/greater-than.md
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@
 - Redirect both `stdout` and `stderr` to `/dev/null` to keep the terminal output clean:
 
 `{{command}} &> /dev/null`
+
+- Clear the file contents or create a new empty file:
+
+`> {{path/to/file}}`