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From: Steve Carter <scarter@globalcenter.net>
To: Langa Kentane <LKentane@mweb.com>
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Subject: Re: Log files (newbie)
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Use the 'touch' command to create the file after deleting them.

There are utilities (logrotate jumps to mind) that will manage your log
files for you.

-Steve

Langa Kentane wrote:
> My question about log files is ... how do you get rid of them.. I want to
> delete some of the stuff on the logs but I don't know the correct way to do
> this.
> 
> I know that there is a unix command to create a file that has nothing on
> it.. maybe that is the answer.  And what would happen if I just delete the
> file.  Will a new one be created?  Or will FreeBSD complain that it can't
> find the original file all the time?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
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