Bug #12321 Updated: ftruncate poorly named, suggest alias
| From: | hholzgra@php.net | Date: | Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:51:00 +0000 |
| Subject: | Bug #12321 Updated: ftruncate poorly named, suggest alias | ||
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ID: 12321
Updated by: hholzgra
Reported By: dshadow@zort.net
Status: Open
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 4.0.6
New Comment:
it's just the name of the C function/system call
doing the same job
Previous Comments:
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[2001-07-23 13:34:22] andy@php.net
reclassified
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[2001-07-23 13:22:48] dshadow@zort.net
The ftruncate function is poorly named, as it can be used to enlarge a file, not just truncate it. I
suggest creating an alias to this function, "fresize", to make it clear that a file can be
arbitrarially resized. I also suggest that the manual be updated to indicate that ftruncate can
enlarge a file as well: "Changes a file's size", rather than, "truncates a file
to a given length.
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