How about : > file '' : '' does really absolutely nothing daniel Am Mo 09.08.2004 23:14 schrieb Stephen Samuel <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > the shortest possible: > ` > somefile ` > (( redirect the output of no command at all to somefile )) > > Although not necessary, I'll often go > ` true > somefile ` > True does nothing other than return success. The reason why > I like using it is that it makes a placeholder so that a reader > knows that something (or rather explicitly nothing) is happening. > > > `Touch` doesn't work.. If the file already exists, it will simply > change the last mod-time. without altering the contents > > The original purpose of touch (I think) was to convince make(1) that > something needed to be done. > > Anindya Mozumdar wrote: > > Hi, > > How can I make a file zero length without deleting the contents of > > the file manually through an editor ? > > Anindya. > > > -- > Stephen Samuel +1(604)876-0426 samuel@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.bcgreen.com/~samuel/ > Powerful committed communication. Transformation touching > the jewel within each person and bringing it to light. > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
