One trick I use to zero out files is to do this: cat /dev/null > filename
It leaves the file in place with existing permissions but sets it to 0 bytes. -- Matthew Nuzum www.bearfruit.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:cobalt-developers- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of njd 76 > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 12:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [cobalt-developers] /home/spool/mail > > > In my /home/spool/mail directory i have some emails i want to clear. What > is > the easiest way to do it via ssh? do i have to remove the file then touch > it. Or is there a better way. Any help would be great! > > Thanks > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > cobalt-developers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers _______________________________________________ cobalt-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers
