[HPADM] Strange File

From: Johnson, Craig E (Craig.E.Johnson_at_icn.siemens.com)
Date: 05/22/04

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    To: hpux-admin@DutchWorks.nl
Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:46:26 -0700

    I have a file that is actively open and being written to by a daemon. The
    thing is, if I trim the file like this:

    # cat > wormd_log
    ^D
    #

    The filesystem usage immediately shrinks, the file appears for a moment as
    zero length, then, suddenly, "ls -la" will show the file back to its
    original (huge) size. The output of bdf, however, shows the freed up space.

    What could cause this?

    Craig 

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