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Old 05-29-2013
Create archive and nil the content of log file using script
Plese help I need a urgent requirement.

Ex: test.log
requirement : using shell script I need to archive the log file and nil and the content of (test.log) file to 0 kb

and then in the archive folder log files are name to test.tar
test1.tar
test2.tar

EX:

/home/abc/
test.log 20000MB
after nil (content of file 0kb)

test.log 0kb


archive log file moved to

/home/abc/archive/

test.tar
test1.tar
test2.tar
Last edited by Scott; 06-14-2013 at 02:02 PM.. Reason: Homework, closed.
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Old 05-30-2013
First, this is the wrong forum for URGENT requests.

Second, this sounds like a homework assignment and this is the wrong forum and wrong format for homework assignments.
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