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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Clear log file in use. Post 302122181 by Shell_Life on Tuesday 19th of June 2007 02:02:18 PM
Old 06-19-2007
Coolbhai,
If the way your application was designed, it is appending to the file
each microsecond, you must take the risk of loosing some data whenever
you refresh the log file.
If you are appending, then if the file does not exist, the append
will create it.
Here is one possible solution if you want to save the file:
Code:
mv Big_File Save_Big_File

If you do not want to save:
Code:
tail Big_File > Big_File

 

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LEARN ABOUT MOJAVE

gnome-session-save

gnome-session-save(1)                                              User Commands                                             gnome-session-save(1)

NAME

       gnome-session-save - saves or terminates the current GNOME session

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-session-save [--kill] [--gui] [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       gnome-session-save can be used from a GNOME session to save a snapshot of the currently running applications. This session will be restored
       at your next GNOME startup session.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       --gui           Shows a dialog when the session is saved, and reports errors in dialog boxes instead of printing to stderr.

       --kill          Terminates the GNOME session.

       gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications.  See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Saving the user's current session

       example% gnome-session-save

       Example 2: Terminating the user's current session

       example% gnome-session-save --kill

       Example 3: Using the GUI to terminate the user's current session

       example% gnome-session-save --kill --gui

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0        Application exited successfully

       >0       Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-session-sThe command-line executable for the application.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWgnome-session            |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability          |External                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       gnome-std-options(5), default.session(5), gnome-smproxy(1), gnome-session(1)

NOTES

       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems  Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.10                                                          13 Jan 2003                                              gnome-session-save(1)
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