Open file descriptor in Bash in overwrite mode
I'm opening additional file descriptors in my Bash script with
Reproducer="reproducer.sh"
exec 3<> $Reproducer
This can then be used with e.g. echo
echo "#! /bin/bash" >&3
echo "echo This is a reproducer script." >&3
Source: How do file descriptors work?
As I noticed after lots of tries, the opened file overwrites existing content in the file. If the new content is larger, it will expand the file, but if the new content has less bytes, the old content will remain at the end of the file.
This creates a broken script in my case, because I'm writing a Bash script.
Is there an option to the exec 3<> file statement to truncate the file while opening?
Alternative solutions:
- delete the file before opening with
rm $Reproducer.
bash file-io truncate
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
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I'm opening additional file descriptors in my Bash script with
Reproducer="reproducer.sh"
exec 3<> $Reproducer
This can then be used with e.g. echo
echo "#! /bin/bash" >&3
echo "echo This is a reproducer script." >&3
Source: How do file descriptors work?
As I noticed after lots of tries, the opened file overwrites existing content in the file. If the new content is larger, it will expand the file, but if the new content has less bytes, the old content will remain at the end of the file.
This creates a broken script in my case, because I'm writing a Bash script.
Is there an option to the exec 3<> file statement to truncate the file while opening?
Alternative solutions:
- delete the file before opening with
rm $Reproducer.
bash file-io truncate
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
add a comment |
I'm opening additional file descriptors in my Bash script with
Reproducer="reproducer.sh"
exec 3<> $Reproducer
This can then be used with e.g. echo
echo "#! /bin/bash" >&3
echo "echo This is a reproducer script." >&3
Source: How do file descriptors work?
As I noticed after lots of tries, the opened file overwrites existing content in the file. If the new content is larger, it will expand the file, but if the new content has less bytes, the old content will remain at the end of the file.
This creates a broken script in my case, because I'm writing a Bash script.
Is there an option to the exec 3<> file statement to truncate the file while opening?
Alternative solutions:
- delete the file before opening with
rm $Reproducer.
bash file-io truncate
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
I'm opening additional file descriptors in my Bash script with
Reproducer="reproducer.sh"
exec 3<> $Reproducer
This can then be used with e.g. echo
echo "#! /bin/bash" >&3
echo "echo This is a reproducer script." >&3
Source: How do file descriptors work?
As I noticed after lots of tries, the opened file overwrites existing content in the file. If the new content is larger, it will expand the file, but if the new content has less bytes, the old content will remain at the end of the file.
This creates a broken script in my case, because I'm writing a Bash script.
Is there an option to the exec 3<> file statement to truncate the file while opening?
Alternative solutions:
- delete the file before opening with
rm $Reproducer.
bash file-io truncate
bash file-io truncate
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
7,59383578
asked Nov 25 '18 at 1:11
PaebbelsPaebbels
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One of the things you can do is to create a temp file and replace the old with this one.
exec 3<>/tmp/script
printf "%sn" "#!/bin/bash" >&3
printf "%sn" "printf "This is a reproducer script.n"" >&3
exec 3>&-
mv /tmp/script "${Reproducer}"
You will achieve two things:
- Your new script will not have any junk left at the end;
- If the process fails before finish, you will not delete your previous script and you are still able to recover your partially created file.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
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exec 3>$Reproducer
Should work unless you need to read the file. in that case:
exec 3>$Reproducer 4<$Reproducer
and you read from file descriptor 4.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
1
The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
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One of the things you can do is to create a temp file and replace the old with this one.
exec 3<>/tmp/script
printf "%sn" "#!/bin/bash" >&3
printf "%sn" "printf "This is a reproducer script.n"" >&3
exec 3>&-
mv /tmp/script "${Reproducer}"
You will achieve two things:
- Your new script will not have any junk left at the end;
- If the process fails before finish, you will not delete your previous script and you are still able to recover your partially created file.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
5981624
add a comment |
One of the things you can do is to create a temp file and replace the old with this one.
exec 3<>/tmp/script
printf "%sn" "#!/bin/bash" >&3
printf "%sn" "printf "This is a reproducer script.n"" >&3
exec 3>&-
mv /tmp/script "${Reproducer}"
You will achieve two things:
- Your new script will not have any junk left at the end;
- If the process fails before finish, you will not delete your previous script and you are still able to recover your partially created file.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
5981624
add a comment |
One of the things you can do is to create a temp file and replace the old with this one.
exec 3<>/tmp/script
printf "%sn" "#!/bin/bash" >&3
printf "%sn" "printf "This is a reproducer script.n"" >&3
exec 3>&-
mv /tmp/script "${Reproducer}"
You will achieve two things:
- Your new script will not have any junk left at the end;
- If the process fails before finish, you will not delete your previous script and you are still able to recover your partially created file.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
5981624
One of the things you can do is to create a temp file and replace the old with this one.
exec 3<>/tmp/script
printf "%sn" "#!/bin/bash" >&3
printf "%sn" "printf "This is a reproducer script.n"" >&3
exec 3>&-
mv /tmp/script "${Reproducer}"
You will achieve two things:
- Your new script will not have any junk left at the end;
- If the process fails before finish, you will not delete your previous script and you are still able to recover your partially created file.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
5981624
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
5981624
answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
ingroxdingroxd
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 12:27
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exec 3>$Reproducer
Should work unless you need to read the file. in that case:
exec 3>$Reproducer 4<$Reproducer
and you read from file descriptor 4.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
1
The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
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exec 3>$Reproducer
Should work unless you need to read the file. in that case:
exec 3>$Reproducer 4<$Reproducer
and you read from file descriptor 4.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
1
The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
add a comment |
exec 3>$Reproducer
Should work unless you need to read the file. in that case:
exec 3>$Reproducer 4<$Reproducer
and you read from file descriptor 4.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
1
exec 3>$Reproducer
Should work unless you need to read the file. in that case:
exec 3>$Reproducer 4<$Reproducer
and you read from file descriptor 4.
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
1
answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
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answered Nov 25 '18 at 2:15
rootroot
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The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
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The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
The file descriptor is used write-only.
– Paebbels
Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
The file descriptor is used write-only.
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Nov 25 '18 at 2:21
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