11-28-2006
Remove the contents of a file without deleting the file
Hi All,
I want to delete the contents of few files which are really huge in size.
How the same can be done by using sed. Is there any other alternative to sed.
Thanks in advance
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
ecaccess-file-delete
ECACCESS-FILE-DELETE(1p) User Contributed Perl Documentation ECACCESS-FILE-DELETE(1p)
NAME
ecaccess-file-delete - Remove an ECaccess File
SYNOPSIS
ecaccess-file-delete -version|-help|-manual
ecaccess-file-delete [-debug] [-force] ecaccess-file
DESCRIPTION
Remove the ecaccess-file.
The ecaccess-file is in the form [domain:][/user-id/]path. Please read the "Shell commands -> File Management" section of the "ecaccess"
guide for more information on the ECaccess File System.
ARGUMENTS
ecaccess-file
The name of the ECaccess File to delete.
OPTIONS
-force Ignore nonexistent files and complete successfully.
-version
Display version number and exits.
-help Print a brief help message and exits.
-manual Prints the manual page and exits.
-debug Display the SOAP messages exchanged.
EXAMPLES
ecaccess-file-delete scratch:bin/a.out
Remove the a.out File of the $SCRATCH/bin directory of the authenticated user.
SEE ALSO
ecaccess-file-chmod, ecaccess-file-get, ecaccess-file-mget, ecaccess-file-modtime, ecaccess-file-mput, ecaccess-file-rmdir, ecaccess-file-
copy, ecaccess-file-dir, ecaccess-file-mdelete, ecaccess-file-mkdir, ecaccess-file-move, ecaccess-file-put, ecaccess-file-size and
ecaccess.
perl v5.14.2 2012-04-16 ECACCESS-FILE-DELETE(1p)