Re: [SLUG] How do I empty a file without editing it?

[Tony Green <tgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

* This one time, at band camp, Jobst Schmalenbach said:
> all,
> 
> How do you empty a file without really editing it?
> 
> I remember from a while back its possible and I 
> think you use "ed" and put a ^Z right at the start?
> 
> 
> I want to be able to keep the same file permissions,
> including the owner, so I cant write a script
> delete it and 'touch' it as this opens it with the
> current mask and user.
> 
cat /dev/null > $file

Greeno
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