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From: cs411s03@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Cs411s03)
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Subject: Re: How can a file be truncated on System V??
Summary: System V 3.2 chsize() function
Keywords: chsize
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Date: 13 May 89 04:12:30 GMT
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The Xenix function chsize(S) can be found in /lib/libx.a under System V 3.2.
It functions similarly to the BSD ftruncate() function:

	int chsize(fildes, size)
	int fildes;
	long size;

The chsize function will change the file associated with fildes to be
exactly size bytes in length ...

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