[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#7463: closed (truncate)

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> truncate
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> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:41:33 -0500
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> truncate (GNU coreutils) 7.4
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> Unexpected behavior:
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> $ ls -l
> total 0
> $ truncate --size 0 *.log
> $ ls
> *.log
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> I would expect "truncate --size 0 *.log" to truncate any files ending 
> with ".log"; instead I get a new file called "*.log"
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> FYI, one of the first changes I make on a new installation is to alias 
> truncate in .bashrc:
> alias ll='ls -l'
> alias la='ls -A'
> alias truncate='truncate --size 0'
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> On 22/11/10 14:41, Rupert Bruce wrote:
> > truncate (GNU coreutils) 7.4
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> > Unexpected behavior:
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> > $ ls -l
> > total 0
> > $ truncate --size 0 *.log
> > $ ls
> > *.log
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> > I would expect "truncate --size 0 *.log" to truncate any files ending
> > with ".log"; instead I get a new file called "*.log"
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> > FYI, one of the first changes I make on a new installation is to alias
> > truncate in .bashrc:
> > alias ll='ls -l'
> > alias la='ls -A'
> > alias truncate='truncate --size 0'
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> That's a function of your shell.
> Search for "nullglob"
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> cheers,
> Pádraig.
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