On Sun, Dec 07, 1997 at 03:05:00PM -0500, Carl Mummert wrote: > cm>rm -f {list of filenames} > cm>touch {list of filenames} > > This doesn't work if you don't have write permission to the > directory. The solution should be able to truncate any file > I have write access to, even if I can't write to the directory.
Are you sure you should be doing this, then? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .