On Wed, 09 May 2001, you wrote:
> You wrote on Mon, 07 Mai 2001 :
>
> Thanks a lot for your informations. I will act accordingly. Just a little hint
> from my side:
> >
> > As to /var/log, i copy the last 100 lines of all files before recreating them,
> > then i copy the last 100 lines to the same file.
>
> I load the file to "vi" and then I enter - with the cursor in the first line -
> eg. "1000dd"
> This deletes the first 1000 lines from the file and then I save the file again.
> I usually first look for how long the file is, with "vi", and then I delete as
> much lines as necessary.
Ach, surley the following is MUCH quicker and a dam site easier.
tail -n 300 messages > messages.1 && mv messages.1 messages
There are other ways as well, now an idea here, i will say, "What could be
easier than that", sit back and wait for others to give you more examples.
Others, do not CC to me directly if you decide to send an example, one copy to
the list is enough.
Thanks.
> Regards,
> Edgar
>
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