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Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 13:34:28 -0000
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>> On Tuesday 09 December 2003 02:51, homeyra g wrote:
>>
>>> So, I hope this is the right address for this type of
>>> question. If not would you please forward this and/or
>>> let me know the correct address.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Here is the question: How to truncate a file from the
>>> begining to a certain point in the file?

There's two commands that might be helpful:
   truncate(1)
   dd(1)

Read about them in the man pages.

Hope I was of some help!

Best regards,
Paul