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From: nto0302@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil (Bob Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Truncating an existing file
Message-ID: <3172@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 23 Apr 91 20:23:45 GMT
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Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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How can I truncate the end of a large file without copying the part
to be preserved to a new file and then doing a remove/rename?

This is for SVR3 but may need ported to BSD4.3.

The only truncating capability I find is when I open the file for output.
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Bob Fisher
US Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center
DSAC-TOL, Box 1605, Columbus, OH 43216-5002     614-238-9071 (AV 850-9071)
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