On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 12:42:33 -0600, Rick Weinbender wrote: > Is there a command to flush or empty the contents > of a file? > I would like the empty file to retain it's attributes and rights. > > Thanks, > -Rick Simple: >file where "file" is your filename. man bash /^REDIRECTION for more info. -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer.