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Date:      Mon, 3 Jul 2000 09:01:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:      James Howard <howardjp@glue.umd.edu>
To:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: truncate(1) implementation details
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0007030900160.3727-100000@y.glue.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <904.962613305@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>

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On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Sheldon Hearn wrote:

> below.  The issue I'd like feedback on is whether or not truncate(1)
> should create files given on the command-line when those files do not
> exist at the time of invocation.

It would make sense to have it follow the semantics of the system call and
then add a -c to create if nonexistent as Langer suggested.

J~



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