Re: [Bug-ed] editing a large file with ed

[soul]

Hi,

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:15 PM, soul <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Enda <address@hidden> wrote:
>> $ ed largefile
>> No space left on device
>> 1,$d
>> w
>> 0
>> q
>>
>>
>> I am trying to empty the contents of a file. The above works, but should I 
>> be worried about the  "No space left on device" warning.
>>
>>
>> - Enda
>
> Hi,
> I think that it would help to know which version of ed you are using
>
> $ ed --version

(offlist answer: 1.6).

I think you are just out of space in /tmp .
I do not think this has bad consequences in your case, but Antonio
will know for sure if that's the case.

Ciao,

Claudio