Or... another non-perl solution:

echo "" > log.txt

Teddy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan R Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Beginners Perl" <beginners@perl.org>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:54 AM
Subject: Re: Emptying a log file....


> 
> 
> Not a perl solution, but:
> 
> cp /dev/null myfile
> 
> - B
> 
> 
> > Hello Listers
> > 
> > Is there any way in perl to effectively clear the contents of an
> > ***existing*** file  (making the file empty) ?  I have a log file that
> > I'd like to empty out after it reaches a certain maximum file size.
> > 
> > thanks in advance
> > Tony
> 
> 
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