Hi! > It could be used as a replacement for the truncate code, because then > truncate is simply a special case of punch, namely punch(0, end). I do not think so. Truncate leaves you with filesize 0, while punch schould leave you with filesize of original file. Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/