Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2000 15:43:27 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: James Howard <howardjp@glue.umd.edu> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: truncate(1) implementation details Message-ID: <30745.962631807@axl.ops.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 03 Jul 2000 09:40:06 -0400." <Pine.GSO.4.21.0007030936580.5251-100000@y.glue.umd.edu>
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On Mon, 03 Jul 2000 09:40:06 -0400, James Howard wrote: > Yes. Maybe a -v to tell us what is happening. Wow, adding options right > and left. None of which would be required if we just didn't create the files. Sometimes, simplicity is elegant. ;-) > > I would have expected truncate(2) to fail with ENOTSUPP on devices, but > > that's not what the manual page says. > > Try it on /dev/zero for kicks and see what happens. Oooh, I was right. It fails on ENOTSUPP. Great, an addition for the truncate(2) manual page. :-) Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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