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From: david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover)
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Subject: Re: Creating a file in csh
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Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 08:38:30 EST
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In article <778@sdcsvax.UUCP>, allyn@sdcsvax.UUCP (Allyn Fratkin) writes:
> What's wrong with "touch filename" ?

As the originator of this mess ... 

The problem with "touch filename" is that the file isn't gauranteed
to be empty.

The solution I like best came from Peter Honeyman,

     alias \> tee \!* \</dev/null 

(I think that's how it went.  It was that general idea anyway)


Now, don't y'all think this has gone on far enough?  We've had I don't
know how many postings to the net about this, not to mention hundreds
of personal responses.  All for a simple joke?  Not even for one with
lots of content.

:-)


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