AdiIRC

_Added in 1.9.0_

*/btrunc <filename> <bytes>*

Truncates/extends a file to the specified length.

*Parameters*

table(ktable).

|*Parameter*|*Description*|

| <filename> | The file to truncate. |

| <bytes> | Number of bytes to truncate/extend to. |

*Example*

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alias example {

  ;Create variable %temp and add some data.

  /var %temp = Hello! World

  ;Write to variable %temp's content.

  /bwrite Example 0 $len(%temp) %temp

  ;Truncate the file down to 6 bytes.

  /btrunc Example 6

  ;Read the file into a variable.

  /bread Example 0 $file(Example).size &Example

  ;Print out the variable's content.

  /echo -a $bvar(&Example,1,$bvar(&Example,0)).text

  ;Delete the file.

  /remove Example

}

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