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From: leiby@masscomp.UUCP (Mike Leibensperger)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.bugs
Subject: Re: Creating a file in csh
Message-ID: <666@masscomp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 16:51:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 17 16:51:14 1985
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Reply-To: leiby@masscomp.UUCP (Mike Leibensperger)
Organization: Masscomp - Westford, MA
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Keywords: touch(1)
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Summary: remember, touch(1) won't zero a non-empty file

If you decide to create your empty files with touch(1), don't
forget that if the file already exists, touch(1) will update
the modify time but *won't* zero the file!  If it matters...
--
Rt. Rev. Mike Leibensperger, Archbishop of Chelmsford
Church of St. Clint the Righteous  ("Feel lucky, Pink Boy?")
Masscomp; 1 Technology Park; Westford, MA 01886
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