in reply to Re^2: Problem truncating a huge file
in thread Problem truncating a huge file

I have seen reports of truncate failing when use Fnctl ':flock' was used but that changing it to use Fnctl; allowed it succeed. *shrug*

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Re^4: Problem truncating a huge file
by abhishek_akj (Initiate) on Sep 03, 2009 at 09:50 UTC
    I AM using use Fnctl ':flock :seek :DEFAULT'; but if I use just use Fnctl; would it not mean I have to replace all instances of LOCK_** with their respective numeric constants?
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