#32889 [Opn]: ftruncate doesn't move the file pointer

ID: 32889 User updated by: techtonik@php.net Reported By: techtonik@php.net Status: Open -Bug Type: Documentation problem +Bug Type: Filesystem function related PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: On the second thought it doesn't seem like a feature. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-04-29 11:36:13] techtonik@php.net Description: ------------ Note or warning here? http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ftruncate.php Reproduce code: --------------- <?php // truncate doesn't move the file pointer to the end of the file $flog = fopen("text.txt", "w+"); fwrite($flog, "veeery veeery long string"); fseek($flog, -2, SEEK_END); ftruncate($flog, 6); fwrite($flog, "shortstr"); fclose($flog); ?> Expected result: ---------------- 0000000000: 76 65 65 65 72 79 20 73 &#9474; 68 6F 72 74 73 74 72 veeery shortstr Actual result: -------------- 0000000000: 76 65 65 65 72 79 20 00 &#9474; 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 veeery 0000000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 73 &#9474; 68 6F 72 74 73 74 72 shortstr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32889&edit=1