Not a perl solution, but:

cp /dev/null myfile

- B


> Hello Listers
> 
> Is there any way in perl to effectively clear the contents of an
> ***existing*** file  (making the file empty) ?  I have a log file that
> I'd like to empty out after it reaches a certain maximum file size.
> 
> thanks in advance
> Tony



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