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Old 04-10-2020
AIX create empty file
Hi,
On AIX 7.1 how to create an emty file?
I tried vi but
they create
Code:
$vi  myfile
$ ls -l myfile
-rw-------    1 oracle   dba               1 Apr 10 13:34 myfile
I need :
-rw-------    1 oracle   dba               0 Apr 10 13:34 myfile

Thanks
Last edited by rbatte1; 04-19-2020 at 04:59 AM..
# 2  
Old 04-10-2020
Hmm, vi should actually work.
But easier is
Code:
touch myfile

or
Code:
> myfile

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Old 04-12-2020
Thank you.
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