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On Friday 04 April 2003 02:39, Stijn Hoop wrote:

The best way is simply doing:

bash]$ > filename

This clears the file out without destroying any open file descriptors on the 
file.

- Jim

| On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 12:27:46PM +0200, CARTER Anthony wrote:
| > How do I clean the contents of text files without actually removing the
| > files?
|
| $ echo -n > $FILE
|
| Works for me, there are various other ways. You will end up with a 0-byte
| file, is that what you mean by 'cleaning'?
|
| --Stijn

-- 

- Jim