Xref: utzoo comp.unix.wizards:22402 comp.unix.questions:22830 comp.unix.xenix:11997 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!tuvie!edvvie!fozzy From: fozzy@edvvie.at (Fozzy C. Dressel) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix Subject: File Truncation, urgent question Keywords: unix, sco, trunc Message-ID: <3@edvvie.at> Date: 11 Jun 90 09:48:46 GMT Organization: Edv GesmbH, Austria/Europa Lines: 25 Hi Folks ! Does anybody know a kernel parameter for truncating file which are longer than 14 characters.E.g. touch abcdefghijklmnopqrstu will not longer say 'could not create' truncate it automaticly to 14 character l abc* total 288 -rwx------ 2 bin bin 384 30.Mar 10.29 abcdefghijklmn I got this problem on SCO-UNIX 3.2/386, using software, which was developed under INTERACTIV/386. This problem is urgent, please help Many thanks in advance fozzy -- Fozzy C. Dressel LOCAL : fozzy@eliza EDV-Ges.m.b.H Wien USENET : fozzy@richie.at Hofmuehlgasse 3 - 5 FIDONET: 2:310/1 Christian Dressel A-1060 Vienna, Austria Tel:(+43)(222) 59907-293 (8-19 CET)