From: Sascha Retzki <lantis@iqranet.info>
To: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: File size
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 14:01:41 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1091966501.1291.6.camel@linux.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cf53n8$hn5$1@sea.gmane.org>
Am So, 2004-08-08 um 13.44 schrieb Roberto Vanto:
> Anindya Mozumdar ha scritto:
> > Hi,
> > How can I make a file zero length without deleting the contents of
> > the file manually through an editor ?
> > Anindya.
> > -
>
> man touch
>
> touch foo
touch changes the timestamp if the file exists. It sounds like the file
already exists. btw, You don't need to delete it through an editor, "rm
foo ; touch foo" would do it, too. ;-)
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-08-08 12:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-08 9:00 File size Anindya Mozumdar
2004-08-08 9:16 ` Sascha Retzki
2004-08-08 11:44 ` Roberto Vanto
2004-08-08 11:55 ` Aroop MP
2004-08-09 21:14 ` File size (shortest possible solution) + don't touch Stephen Samuel
2004-08-09 22:47 ` Daniel Berlin
2004-08-08 12:01 ` Sascha Retzki [this message]
2004-08-08 13:10 ` File size Aroop MP
2004-08-08 13:20 ` Sascha Retzki
2004-08-08 13:57 ` John Julian
2004-08-08 12:44 ` Tim Walberg
2004-08-08 15:45 ` (unknown) Debian UserJens Suelwald
2004-08-09 13:21 ` Adam Lang
2004-08-09 8:41 ` File size Ag. System Administrator
2004-08-09 14:39 ` Scott Taylor
2004-08-10 6:27 ` Andrew Kelly
2004-08-10 13:47 ` Anindya Mozumdar
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