no. I mean i want to remove a portion of the file : if a file is composed of : a,b,c,d blocks. I want to be able to remove from the **disk** block c or block a. ftruncate remove the end. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Manish Katiyar <mkatiyar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Raz <raziebe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> or a file system that can do it ? > > What does that mean ??? > > just doing > > $ > filename > on command line will truncate it............or probably "man > ftruncate" can help you. > > Thanks - > Manish > > >> >> thank you >> raz >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with >> "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ >> >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ