And next time you have a big file you want to get rid of, cp /dev/null foo, then rm foo.
dc -------------------------- David Coder NOC Op Erols Internet Service/RCN On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Mark Newton wrote: :Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:37:42 +0930 (CST) :From: Mark Newton <[email protected]> :To: Alex <[email protected]> :Cc: [email protected], [email protected], : [email protected] :Subject: Re: file disappeared? : :Alex wrote: : : > The question is how badly did I screw things up by running fsck? : > (I think with -p it doesn't actually salvage anything, just checks the : > disk). : > Worth a reboot? : :Definitely: -p *does* salvage things. Boot to single user and run :fsck manually to make sure everything's ok. : : - mark : :---- :Mark Newton Email: [email protected] (W) :Network Engineer Email: [email protected] (H) :Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 :"Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 : : :To Unsubscribe: send mail to [email protected] :with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message : To Unsubscribe: send mail to [email protected] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
