TRUNCATE(3)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               TRUNCATE(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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NNAAMMEE
       truncate -- truncate a file to a specified length

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <unistd.h>

       int truncate(const char *_p_a_t_h, off_t _l_e_n_g_t_h);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() function shall cause the regular file named by _p_a_t_h to
       have a size which shall be equal to _l_e_n_g_t_h bytes.

       If the file previously was larger than _l_e_n_g_t_h, the extra data is
       discarded. If the file was previously shorter than _l_e_n_g_t_h, its size is
       increased, and the extended area appears as if it were zero-filled.

       The application shall ensure that the process has write permission for
       the file.

       If the request would cause the file size to exceed the soft file size
       limit for the process, the request shall fail and the implementation
       shall generate the SIGXFSZ signal for the process.

       The _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() function shall not modify the file offset for any open
       file descriptions associated with the file. Upon successful completion,
       if the file size is changed, _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() shall mark for update the last
       data modification and last file status change timestamps of the file,
       and the S_ISUID and S_ISGID bits of the file mode may be cleared.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       Upon successful completion, _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() shall return 0. Otherwise, -1
       shall be returned, and _e_r_r_n_o set to indicate the error.

EERRRROORRSS
       The _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() function shall fail if:

       EEIINNTTRR  A signal was caught during execution.

       EEIINNVVAALL The _l_e_n_g_t_h argument was less than 0.

       EEFFBBIIGG or EEIINNVVAALL
              The _l_e_n_g_t_h argument was greater than the maximum file size.

       EEIIOO    An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to a file
              system.

       EEAACCCCEESS A component of the path prefix denies search permission, or
              write permission is denied on the file.

       EEIISSDDIIRR The named file is a directory.

       EELLOOOOPP  A loop exists in symbolic links encountered during resolution of
              the _p_a_t_h argument.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a component of a pathname is longer than
              {NAME_MAX}.

       EENNOOEENNTT A component of _p_a_t_h does not name an existing file or _p_a_t_h is an
              empty string.

       EENNOOTTDDIIRR
              A component of the path prefix names an existing file that is
              neither a directory nor a symbolic link to a directory, or the
              _p_a_t_h argument contains at least one non-<slash> character and
              ends with one or more trailing <slash> characters and the last
              pathname component names an existing file that is neither a
              directory nor a symbolic link to a directory.

       EERROOFFSS  The named file resides on a read-only file system.

       The _t_r_u_n_c_a_t_e() function may fail if:

       EELLOOOOPP  More than {SYMLOOP_MAX} symbolic links were encountered during
              resolution of the _p_a_t_h argument.

       EENNAAMMEETTOOOOLLOONNGG
              The length of a pathname exceeds {PATH_MAX}, or pathname
              resolution of a symbolic link produced an intermediate result
              with a length that exceeds {PATH_MAX}.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       None.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       None.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _o_p_e_n()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<uunniissttdd..hh>>

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