Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:48:30 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cat Message-ID: <20030227154830.GA2770@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20030227053526.GB439@dhumketu.homeunix.net> References: <20030227053526.GB439@dhumketu.homeunix.net>
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The ultimate answer is that the shell interpets the ">" first, truncating the output file to 0. Quickest way to make a file null bytes long (in sh type shells, not in (t(csh) type): $ >filename In bash (also in ksh I think) you can tell the shell not to clobber an existing file, I think the command is: $ set noclobber Or similar.. -- Regards Cliff [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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