On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 06:52, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 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 love *nix too.  Yeah, I apologize for the obfu example.  My
example was just showing a fast way to clear out files in a loop. 
However, specific to your situation, you will want to massage my idea to
work best with your implementation.

- Jim

> I just love this *nix world - all these obscure abbreviations for things!
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Tony
-- 
Jim Conner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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