> A better way to zero out a file is by using '>' notation which will not
> destroy any file descriptors attached to the file aside from being
> extremely easy and short.
>
> for f in $(find . -name "whatever")
> do
>     > $f
>     more processing on $f
> done

Hey Jim thanks for that (though presumably the processing should be done
on $f BEFORE zeroing it out? ;)

I just love this *nix world - all these obscure abbreviations for things!

cheers,

Tony

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