On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:10:47AM -0800, Sarad AV wrote:
> Most operating systems support empty files while some
> don't
Tell me one.
> In ms-dos copy con file followed by a control Z
> does not create a file since it is empty.
Don't know about MS-DOS (haven't seen one in many years), but in Windows
XP command shell (cmd.exe):
C:\>dir test.txt
Volume in drive C is VAIO
Volume Serial Number is 334A-0FE5
Directory of C:\
File Not Found
C:\>copy con test.txt
^Z
1 file(s) copied.
C:\>dir test.txt
Volume in drive C is VAIO
Volume Serial Number is 334A-0FE5
Directory of C:\
16/11/2002 01:36 PM 0 test.txt
1 File(s) 0 bytes
0 Dir(s) 1,931,493,376 bytes free
C:\>
> I wonder what is the need for creating empty files in
> the first place.we need files when we need to store
> data,other wise what is the use.
I am surprised to hear this query in a LUG list of the country that is
supposed to be the birthplace of zero.
Why do we need zero? If there is nothing to count, why call it zero? Just
don't count it, right?
Binand
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